ophthalmoscope
pronunciation
How to pronounce ophthalmoscope in British English:
UK [ɒf'θælməˌskəʊp]
How to pronounce ophthalmoscope in American English:
US [ɒf'θælməˌskoʊp]
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- Noun:
- medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
Word Origin
- ophthalmoscope (n.)
- 1857 in English; coined 1852 by German physician and physicist Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821â1894) from ophthalmo- + -scope.
Example
- 1. Researchers at the eth have designed a special ophthalmoscope with which they plan to track the robots inside the eye .
- 2. An ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea .
- 3. This paper introduces the feature of binocular indirect ophthalmoscope and its application in ophthalmologic examination and operation .
- 4. It 's comprised of complicated anatomical pathways , and likewise , examination requires the use of multiple bits of unavailable kit the elusive ophthalmoscope , again ( any tool that is both very expensive and very portable is doomed in hospital ) , special pins , wisps of cotton wool and a tendon hammer .
- 5. Vision examination by international standard visual acuity chart and anterior segment of the eye by slit lamp microscope were also performed . A binocular indirect ophthalmoscope was employed to examine the fundus oculi after pupil dilation by bistropamide .