orthoscope
[ awr-thuh-skohp ]
/ ˈɔr θəˌskoʊp /
noun Ophthalmology.
(formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
Words nearby orthoscope
orthoptics,
orthoptist,
orthopyroxene,
orthorexia,
orthorhombic,
orthoscope,
orthoscopic,
orthoscopy,
orthoselection,
orthosis,
orthostat
British Dictionary definitions for orthoscope
orthoscope
/ (ˈɔːθəʊˌskəʊp) /
noun
med obsolete
a 19th-century instrument for viewing the fundus of the eye through a layer of water, which eliminates distortion caused by the cornea
Medical definitions for orthoscope
orthoscope
[ ôr′thə-skōp′ ]
n.
An instrument used to examine the eye that eliminates corneal refraction by means of a layer of water.