eyeground

[ahy-ground]

noun

the fundus of the eye as seen through an ophthalmoscope, examined chiefly to determine changes in the blood vessels.

Origin of eyeground

First recorded in 1895–1900; eye + ground¹

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eyeground in Medicine

eyeground

[ī′ground′]

n.

The fundus of the eye as seen with the ophthalmoscope.

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