Ophthalmoscope

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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