ophthalmoscopy

2 definitions found

ophthalmoscopy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ophthalmoscopy \Oph`thal*mos"co*py\, n. [Cf. F.
     ophthalmoscopie.]
     1. A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a
        person's temper and character from the appearance of the
        eyes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.
        [1913 Webster]

ophthalmoscopy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ophthalmoscopy
      n 1: examination of the interior of an eye using an
           ophthalmoscope