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fo·ci F0219900 (fō′sī′, -kī′)n. A plural of focus.fo•cus (ˈfoʊ kəs) n., pl. -cus•es, -ci (-sī, -kī), n. 1. a central point, as of attention or activity. 2. a point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected. 3. a. the focal point of a lens. b. the focal length of a lens. c. the clear and sharply defined condition of an image. d. the position of a viewed object or the adjustment of an optical device necessary to produce a clear image: out of focus. 4. (of a conic section) a point having the property that the distances from any point on a curve to it and to a fixed line have a constant ratio for all points on the curve. 5. the point of origin of an earthquake. 6. the primary center from which a disease develops or in which it localizes. v.t. 7. to bring to a focus or into focus: to focus the lens of a camera. 8. to concentrate: to focus one's thoughts. v.i. 9. to become focused. [1635–45; < Latin: fireplace, hearth] fo′cus•a•ble, adj. EncyclopediaSeefocusfoci
focus [fo´kus] (pl. fo´ci) (L.) 1. the point of convergence of light rays or sound waves.2. the chief center of a morbid process.Ghon focus the primary parenchymal lesion of primary pulmonary tuberculosis in children; when associated with a corresponding lymph node focus, it is known as the primary or complex" >Ghon complex. Called also Ghon tubercle.grid focus in radiology, a determination made by drawing an imaginary line from the outside of the width of the grid to where it intersects with a centering point. Called also grid radius.fo·ci (fō'sī), Plural of focus.foci (fō′sī′, -kī′)n. A plural of focus.foci Plural of focus. While this is generally pronounced in the UK as it is in the US, there exists a less common UK-specific pronunciation, which is usually used at an academic level. Medspeak-UK: pronounced, faux KAI Medspeak-US: pronounced, faux SAIFOCI
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