skiascope

[ skahy-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈskaɪ əˌskoʊp /

noun Ophthalmology.

retinoscope.

Origin of skiascope

< Greek skiā́ a shadow, shade + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM skiascope

ski·as·co·py [skahy-as-kuh-pee] /skaɪˈæs kə pi/, noun

Words nearby skiascope

ski-doo, skia-, skiagram, skiagraph, skiamachy, skiascope, skiascopy, skibob, skid, skid fin, skid road

British Dictionary definitions for skiascope

skiascope
/ (ˈskaɪəˌskəʊp) /

noun

med a medical instrument for examining the eye to detect errors of refraction Also called: retinoscope See also retinoscopy

Word Origin for skiascope

C19: from Greek skia a shadow + -scope