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orthoscope

orthoscope noun: an instrument for examining the interior of an eye.

Noun

orthoscope (plural orthoscopes)

  1. An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
  2. An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.

Forms of orthoscope

pluralorthoscopes

Origin of orthoscope

From ortho- + -scope.

Questions about orthoscope

What does orthoscope mean?
Orthoscope means an instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
What part of speech is orthoscope?
Orthoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of orthoscope?
The plural of orthoscope is orthoscopes.

Words near orthoscope in the dictionary

  1. orthorrhaphans
  2. orthorrhaphous
  3. orthorubulavirus
  4. orthorubulaviruses
  5. orthos
  6. orthoscope
  7. orthoscopes
  8. orthoscopic
  9. orthoscopy
  10. orthoselection
  11. orthoselective

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