slit lamp

slit lamp
noun
(ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve
Topics: ↑ophthalmology
Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp

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noun
Etymology: slit (III)
: a lamp for projecting a narrow beam of intense light into an eye to facilitate microscopic study (as of the conjunctiva or cornea)

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slit lamp,
a lamp that projects a thin beam of light through a narrow slit, used in eye examinations.

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n. Medicine a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light, used for examining the interior of the eye

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