ophthalmoscope

2 definitions found

ophthalmoscope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ophthalmoscope \Oph*thal"mo*scope\, n. [From Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the
     eye + -scope.] (Physiol.)
     An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye,
     particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a
     mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined
     with or without the aid of a lens. -- Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic,
     a.
     [1913 Webster]

ophthalmoscope - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ophthalmoscope
      n 1: medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye