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retinoscope

[ret-n-uh-skohp]
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noun Ophthalmology.
  1. an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
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Origin of retinoscope

retin(a) + -o- + -scope
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retinoscope in Medicine

retinoscope

(rĕt′n-ə-skōp′)
n.
  1. An optical instrument for examining refraction of light in the eye.
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