keratoscope

[ker-uh-tuh-skohp]

noun Ophthalmology.

an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.

Origin of keratoscope

First recorded in 1885–90; kerato- + -scope

Related formsker·a·tos·co·py

[ker-uh-tos-kuh-pee] /ˌkɛr əˈtɒs kə pi/, noun

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keratoscope in Medicine

keratoscope

[kĕr′ə-tō-skōp′]

n.

An instrument marked with lines or circles for use in examining the curvature of the cornea.Placido's disk

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