astigmatoscope

[as-tig-mat-uh-skohp]

as·tig·mat·o·scope

[as-tig-mat-uh-skohp]
noun Ophthalmology.
an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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astigmatoscope as·tig·mat·o·scope (ās'tĭg-māt'ə-skōp') or a·stig·mo·scope (ə-stĭg'mə-skōp')
n.
An instrument for detecting and measuring the degree of astigmatism.


a·stig'ma·tos'co·py (-tŏs'kə-pē) or as'tig·mos'co·py (-mŏs'kə-pē) n.

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