orthoscope

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noun

An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.

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Meanings

nounorthoscope (plural orthoscopes)

plural orthoscopes

  1. An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
  2. An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.

Origin

From ortho- + -scope.

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Translations

Finnish silmäntähystin
  • silmäntähystininstrument for the eye
German Orthoskop
  • Orthoskopinstrument for the eye
Romanian ortoscop
  • ortoscopinstrument for the eye
Cite this entry
APA

orthoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthoscope

MLA

“orthoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthoscope.

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