keratoscope

[ ker-uh-tuh-skohp ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.

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

Other Words From

• ker·a·tos·co·py [ker-, uh, -, tos, -k, uh, -pee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of keratoscope¹

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