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keratoscope

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[ker-uh-tuh-skohp] / ˈkɛr ə təˌskoʊp /

noun

Ophthalmology.

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

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Etymology

Origin of keratoscope

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

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