- keratoscopes
- n. device which measures the symmetry of the curvature of the corneas (Ophthalmology)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
keratoscopes
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keratoscope — An instrument marked with lines or circles by means of which the corneal reflex can be observed. SYN: Placido da Costa disk. [kerato + G. skopeo, to examine] * * * ker·a·to·scope ker ət ō .skōp n an instrument for examining the cornea esp. to… … Medical dictionary
keratoscope — Placido s disc; n. an instrument for detecting abnormal curvature of the cornea. It consists of a black disc, about 20 cm in diameter, marked with concentric white rings. The examiner looks through a small lens in the centre at the reflection of… … The new mediacal dictionary
