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orthoscope (ˈɔːθəʊˌskəʊp) n (Medicine) med obsolete a 19th-century instrument for viewing the fundus of the eye through a layer of water, which eliminates distortion caused by the corneaThesaurus| Noun | 1. | orthoscope - an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the corneaophthalmoscope - medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye |
TranslationsorthoscopeenUK
orthoscope[′ȯr·thə‚skōp] (medicine) An instrument for examination of the eye through a layer of water, whereby the curvature and hence the refraction of the cornea is neutralized. An instrument used in drawing the projections of skulls. (optics) A polarizing microscope in which light is transmitted by a crystal which is parallel to the microscope axis. orthoscopeenUK
orthoscope [or´tho-skōp] an apparatus that neutralizes corneal refraction by means of a layer of water; used in ocular examinations.or·tho·scope (ōr'thō-skōp), 1. An instrument by means of which one is able to draw the outlines of the various normas of the skull. [ortho- + G. skopeō, to view] or·tho·scope (ōr'thō-skōp) An instrument by means of which one is able to draw the outlines of the various normas of the skull. [ortho- + G. skopeō, to view]orthoscope A device by which water is held in contact with the cornea and thereby neutralizes the refractive power of the front surface of the cornea.orthoscopeenUK
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