orthoscope

American

[awr-thuh-skohp] / ˈɔr θəˌskoʊp /

noun

Ophthalmology.

(formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.

orthoscope British

/ ˈɔːθəʊˌskəʊp /

noun

obsolete med a 19th-century instrument for viewing the fundus of the eye through a layer of water, which eliminates distortion caused by the cornea

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Etymology

Origin of orthoscope

First recorded in 1890–95; ortho- + -scope

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