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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

ophthalmoscopie

A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person’s temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.

Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.

Noun.

[Gr. the eye, and to view.]

A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a man's temper and manner from the appearance of the eyes.

ophthalmoscopy ‎(uncountable)