RETINOSCOPY

Etymology

Noun

retinoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural retinoscopies)

(medicine) Analysis of the refractive properties of the eye using a retinoscope; skiascopy.

Source: Wiktionary


Ret`i*nos"co*py, n. Etym: [Retina + -scopy.] (Physiol.)

Definition: The study of the retina of the eye by means of the ophthalmoscope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUNGLASSES

(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”


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