Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The examination of the interior of the eye with an ophthalmoscope.
- noun The art of judging of a man's temper from the appearance of his eyes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.
- noun Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The design, construction and use of
ophthalmoscopes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope
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Examples
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Given what you do (ie, no ophthalmoscopy or other procedures where you're "in someone's face") your patients from yesterday are probably ok.
Strep Throat and Medical Ethics aka TBTAM 2007
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For more complicated procedures, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy is available.
Dec. 6, 1850: The Eyes Have It, Thanks to the Ophthalmoscope 2007
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Furthermore, no changes were seen before termination of treatment in clinical chemistry, haematology, urinalysis and during ophthalmoscopy or during electrocardiographic examination, at necropsy or at histopathological examination.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yanmin Hu et al. 2010
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