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GONIOSCOPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gonioscopy mean?
• GONIOSCOPY (noun)
The noun GONIOSCOPY has 1 sense:
1. an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma
Familiarity information: GONIOSCOPY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gonioscopy" is a kind of...):
examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
Context examples
Gonioscopy checks for blockages in the area where fluid drains out of the eye.
(Gonioscopy, NCI Dictionary)
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