ophthalmoscope

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

noun

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

ophthalmoscope

/ ɒfˌθælməˈskɒpɪk, ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp /

noun

1. an instrument for examining the interior of the eye

Other Word Forms

• ophthalmoscopic adjective
• ophthalmoscopical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ophthalmoscope¹

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

Example Sentences

We have boxes with the essentials for consultations – oxygen saturation probes, blood pressure cuffs, thermometers and ophthalmoscopes.

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There was an itemized list of equipment he had to buy, including a stethoscope and ophthalmoscope, totaling nearly $1,000.

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Dr. Glaucomflecken’s avatar was an ophthalmoscope dressed up with a top hat, cartoon eyes, mustache, and goatee.

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The spider ophthalmoscope is one of the clearest accounts in the book of Land’s scientific ingenuity.

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In the 1840s and 1850s, he devised the ophthalmoscope — an instrument for examining the inside of the eye — and took innovative measurements of the speed of nerve impulses.

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