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iridioscope

iridioscope noun: a kind of ophthalmoscope, invented in the 19th century, allowing a person to examine their own eye.

Noun

iridioscope (plural iridioscopes)

  1. (historical) A kind of ophthalmoscope, invented in the 19th century, allowing a person to examine their own eye.

Forms of iridioscope

pluraliridioscopes

Origin of iridioscope

See iris, and -scope.

Questions about iridioscope

What does iridioscope mean?
Iridioscope means a kind of ophthalmoscope, invented in the 19th century, allowing a person to examine their own eye.
What part of speech is iridioscope?
Iridioscope is a noun.
What is the plural of iridioscope?
The plural of iridioscope is iridioscopes.

Words near iridioscope in the dictionary

  1. iridinids
  2. iridio-
  3. iridiocorneal
  4. iridiophore
  5. iridiophores
  6. iridioscope
  7. iridioscopes
  8. iridious
  9. iridiphore
  10. iridiphores
  11. iridisation

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