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ophthalmoscope

[ of-thal-muh-skohp, op- ]

noun

  1. an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.


ophthalmoscope

/ ɒfˌθælməˈskɒpɪk; ɒfˈθælməˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. an instrument for examining the interior of the eye
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Derived Forms

  • ophthalmoscopic, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ´Ç±è³ó·³Ù³ó²¹±ô·³¾´Ç·²õ³¦´Ç±è·¾±³¦ [of-thal-m, uh, -, skop, -ik, op-], ´Ç±è³ó·³Ù³ó²¹±ôm´Ç·²õ³¦´Ç±èi·³¦²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ophthalmoscope1

First recorded in 1855–60; ophthalmo- + -scope
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Example Sentences

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We have boxes with the essentials for consultations – oxygen saturation probes, blood pressure cuffs, thermometers and ophthalmoscopes.

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There was an itemized list of equipment he had to buy, including a stethoscope and ophthalmoscope, totaling nearly $1,000.

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Dr. Glaucomflecken’s avatar was an ophthalmoscope dressed up with a top hat, cartoon eyes, mustache, and goatee.

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The spider ophthalmoscope is one of the clearest accounts in the book of Land’s scientific ingenuity.

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In the 1840s and 1850s, he devised the ophthalmoscope — an instrument for examining the inside of the eye — and took innovative measurements of the speed of nerve impulses.

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