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centroscopy

centroscopy noun: treatment by means of a centroscope.

Noun

centroscopy

  1. Treatment by means of a centroscope.
    • In Diagram III, a highly-glazed print is actually employed for this method of “ centroscopy.”1911, Bristol Med Chir J - Volume 29, page 124
    • Centroscopy, utilising simultaneous visual receptor stimulation-inhibition (photo-chemical and electro-physiologic), is applicable in treating the visual-fusion problems of the two- to four-year-old strabismic child.1965 -, Dioptric Review and British Journal of Physiological Optics

Origin of centroscopy

From centroscope + -y or centro- + -scopy.

Questions about centroscopy

What does centroscopy mean?
Centroscopy means treatment by means of a centroscope.
What part of speech is centroscopy?
Centroscopy is a noun.

Words near centroscopy in the dictionary

  1. centrosaurine
  2. centrosaurines
  3. centrosaurins
  4. centroscope
  5. centroscopes
  6. centroscopy
  7. centrosomal
  8. centrosomally
  9. centrosome
  10. centrosomes
  11. centrosomic

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