GONIOSCOPY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("gonioscopy" is a kind of...):

examination; scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

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