ophthalmoscopy
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary:
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Oph·thal·mos·co·py
n.
[Cf. F. ophthalmoscopie.]
1. A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.
2. Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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oph·thal·mos·co·py
(ŏf'thəl-mŏs'kə-pē, -thăl-, ŏp'-)
n.
n.
Examination of the interior of the eye through the pupil with an ophthalmoscope.
oph·thal'mo·scop'ic (-thăl'mə--skŏp'ĭk) or oph·thal'mo·scop'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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ophthalmoscopy
Examination of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope. In animals the procedure presents difficulties because of the need for restraint. For best results requires darkness, pupil dilatation, absence of distraction, minimum of restraint. See also ophthalmoscope.
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