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sideroscope

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[sid-er-uh-skohp] / ˈsɪd ər əˌskoʊp /

noun

Ophthalmology.

  1. an apparatus for detecting splinters of iron or steel in the eye.

Etymology

Origin of sideroscope

First recorded in 1820–30; sidero- 1 + -scope

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Sideroscope, sid′ėr-o-skōp, n. an instrument for detecting minute degrees of magnetism by means of a combination of magnetic needles.

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