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Webster 1913 Edition


Ophthalmoscopy

Ophˊthal-mos′co-py

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
ophthalmoscopie
.]
1.
A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person’s temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.
2.
Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ophthalmoscopy

OPHTHALMOS'COPY

,
Noun.
[Gr. the eye, and to view.]
A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a man's temper and manner from the appearance of the eyes.