OPHTHALMOSCOPE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ophthalmoscope"):

orthoscope (an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea)

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