skiascope

[ skahy-uh-skohp ]

/ ˈskaɪ əˌskoʊp /

noun Ophthalmology.

retinoscope.

Words nearby skiascope

ski-doo, skia-, skiagram, skiagraph, skiamachy, skiascope, skiascopy, skibob, skid, skid fin, skid road

Origin of skiascope

< Greek skiā́ a shadow, shade + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM skiascope

ski·as·co·py

[skahy-as-kuh-pee] /skaɪˈæs kə pi/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for skiascopy (1 of 2)

skiascopy

/ (skaɪˈæskəpɪ) /

noun

med another name for retinoscopy

British Dictionary definitions for skiascopy (2 of 2)

skiascope

/ (ˈskaɪəˌskəʊp) /

noun

med a medical instrument for examining the eye to detect errors of refractionAlso called: retinoscope See also retinoscopy

Word Origin for skiascope

C19: from Greek skia a shadow + -scope

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Medical definitions for skiascopy

skiascopy

[ skī-ăs′kə-pē ]

n.

retinoscopy

Other words from skiascopy

ski′a•scope′ (skī′ə-skōp′) n.