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ophthalmoscope

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An instrument for examining the interior of the eye (that is, for ophthalmoscopy).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: funduscope, fundoscope

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medical instrument

Narrower terms: orthoscope

History

Etymology

From ophthalmo- + -scope.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: oftalmoskopio — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Catalan: oftalmoscopi — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Czech: oftalmoskop — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Finnish: silmäntähystin — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Finnish: oftalmoskooppi — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • German: Ophthalmoskop — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Italian: oftalmoscopio — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Polish: oftalmoskop — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Portuguese: oftalmoscópio — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Romanian: oftalmoscop — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Russian: офтальмоскоп (oftalʹmoskop) — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Slovak: oftalmoskop — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Spanish: oftalmoscopio — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Swedish: oftalmoskop — instrument for examining the interior of the eye
  • Swedish: ögonspegel — instrument for examining the interior of the eye