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retinoscopy

[ ret-n-os-kuh-pee, ret-n-uh-skoh-pee ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.

retinoscopy

/ ˌrɛtɪnəˈskɒpɪk; ˌrɛtɪˈnɒskəpɪ /

noun

  1. ophthalmol a procedure for detecting errors of refraction in the eye by means of an instrument ( retinoscope ) that reflects a beam of light from a mirror into the eye. Diagnosis is made by observing the areas of shadow and the direction in which the light moves when the mirror is rotated Also calledskiascopyshadow test
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • retinoscopic, adjective
  • ˌretiˈnoscopist, noun
  • ˌretinoˈscopically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ret·i·no·scop·ic [ret-n-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
  • reti·no·scopi·cal·ly adverb
  • reti·nosco·pist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of retinoscopy1

First recorded in 1880–85; retin(a) + -o- + -scopy

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