OPHTHALMOSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ophthalmoscope mean? 

• OPHTHALMOSCOPE (noun)
  The noun OPHTHALMOSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

  Familiarity information: OPHTHALMOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPHTHALMOSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ophthalmoscope" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ophthalmoscope"):

orthoscope (an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea)

 Context examples 

Indirect ophthalmoscopy gives a wider view inside the eye than an exam using an ophthalmoscope does.

(Indirect ophthalmoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope.

(Optic Disc, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An exam of the inside of the back of the eye using an ophthalmoscope (a flashlight-sized instrument with a light source and a set of rotating lenses).

(Direct ophthalmoscopy, NCI Dictionary)