Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for holding water around the eye, so that the refraction of the cornea is eliminated and the iris can be examined.
- noun In craniometry, an instrument for drawing projections of skulls.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) An instrument designed to show the condition of the superficial portions of the eye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
instrument forexamining theinterior of aneye . - noun An instrument for
drawing projections of askull .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea
Etymologies
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ortho- + -scope
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