ophthalmostat

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noun

A device that holds the eye steady during an operation

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Meanings

nounophthalmostat (plural ophthalmostats)

plural ophthalmostats

  1. medicineA device that holds the eye steady during an operation

Origin

From ophthalmo- + -stat.

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Translations

Italian oftalmostato
  • oftalmostatodevice
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APA

ophthalmostat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmostat

MLA

“ophthalmostat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmostat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ophthalmostat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ophthalmostat.

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