slit lamp

noun

A lamp whose light exits through a narrow slit.

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Meanings

nounslit lamp (plural slit lamps)

plural slit lamps

  1. A lamp whose light exits through a narrow slit.

Origin

From slit + lamp.

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APA

slit lamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slit%20lamp

MLA

“slit lamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slit%20lamp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slit lamp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slit%20lamp.

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