/ English Dictionary |
OPHTHALMOSCOPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ophthalmoscope" is a kind of...):
medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ophthalmoscope"):
orthoscope (an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea)