ophthalmoscope

[ of-thal-muh-skohp, op- ]

/ ɒfˈθæl məˌskoʊp, ɒp- /

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noun

an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.

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Origin of ophthalmoscope

First recorded in 1855–60; ophthalmo- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM ophthalmoscope

oph·thal·mo·scop·ic

[of-thal-muh-skop-ik, op-], /ɒfˌθæl məˈskɒp ɪk, ɒp-/, oph·thal·mo·scop·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby ophthalmoscope

ophthalmodynamometer, ophthalmol., ophthalmologist, ophthalmology, ophthalmometer, ophthalmoscope, ophthalmoscopy, Ophüls, -opia, opiate, opiatic

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How to use ophthalmoscope in a sentence

Jakob uses an ophthalmoscope modified to create a spider eye tracker.
Jumping spiders’ remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception|Betsy Mason|October 25, 2021|Science News
With the advent of the ophthalmoscope, for instance, how innumerable and complicated appear the diseases of the eye.
The Education of American Girls|Anna Callender Brackett
Rapidly occurring monocular visual disturbances are noticed, whether detected with or without the ophthalmoscope.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
(vii) Whether the foreign body is visible with the ophthalmoscope or by focal illumination.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

An appreciation of the condition of the optic disk is one of the chief objects of the ophthalmoscope.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Choroiditis and retinitis may also occur, and leave permanent changes easily recognised on examination with the ophthalmoscope.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for ophthalmoscope

ophthalmoscope

/ (ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument for examining the interior of the eye

Derived forms of ophthalmoscope

ophthalmoscopic (ɒfˌθælməˈskɒpɪk), adjective

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