sideroscope

[ sid-er-uh-skohp ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.

1. an apparatus for detecting splinters of iron or steel in the eye.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sideroscope¹

First recorded in 1820–30; sidero- ¹ + -scope

Example Sentences

Sideroscope, sid′ėr-o-skōp, n. an instrument for detecting minute degrees of magnetism by means of a combination of magnetic needles.

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