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Webster 1913 Edition
Ophthalmoscope
Oph-thal′mo-scope
,Noun.
[From Gr.
ὀφθαλμόσ
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-thalˊmo-scop′ic
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, Adj.