ophthalmoscope
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of ophthalmoscope
First recorded in 1855–60; ophthalmo- + -scope
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New medical instruments and processes, such as the ophthalmoscope and the x-ray, improved the diagnosis of injury and disease.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Dr. Glaucomflecken’s avatar was an ophthalmoscope dressed up with a top hat, cartoon eyes, mustache, and goatee.
From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2019
He uses a handheld ophthalmoscope to check the inside of Joyce's eyes and a slit lamp to check the outside.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2016
As the consultant lifted the ophthalmoscope to Yvonne’s eye for the final time, she blinked.
From The Guardian ● May 16, 2015
The ophthalmoscope, he said, will show you the crimson at the back of the eye, but the colour is not and cannot be reflected on the surface of the iris.
From Afoot in England by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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