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retinoscopy

[ ret-n-os-kuh-pee, ret-n-uh-skoh-pee ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.


retinoscopy

/ ˌrɛtɪnəˈskɒpɪk; ˌrɛtɪˈnɒskəpɪ /

noun

  1. ophthalmol a procedure for detecting errors of refraction in the eye by means of an instrument ( retinoscope ) that reflects a beam of light from a mirror into the eye. Diagnosis is made by observing the areas of shadow and the direction in which the light moves when the mirror is rotated Also calledskiascopyshadow test


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Derived Forms

  • retinoscopic, adjective
  • ˌretiˈnoscopist, noun
  • ˌretinoˈscopically, adverb

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Other Words From

  • ret·i·no·scop·ic [ret-n-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
  • reti·no·scopi·cal·ly adverb
  • reti·nosco·pist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of retinoscopy1

First recorded in 1880–85; retin(a) + -o- + -scopy

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