astigmatoscope

astigmatoscope [as-tig-mat-uh-skohp] Word Origin noun Ophthalmology.

1. an instrument for determining the presence and severity of astigmatism.

Origin of astigmatoscope astigmat(ism) + -o- + -scope astigmatoscope in Medicine astigmatoscope [ăs′tĭg-măt′ə-skōp′] n.

1. An instrument for detecting and measuring the degree of astigmatism.

Related formsa•stig′ma•tos′co•py (-tŏs′kə-pē) null n.