English Dictionary: ophthalmoscope | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ophthalmoscope \Oph*thal"mo*scope\, n. [From Gr. [?] the eye + -scope.] (Physiol.) An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens. -- {Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic}, a. |