Iriscope

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.
  2. 2
    A device used in iridology to photograph the eye and send the image to a computer.

    "My overseas savings came in handy because I could buy an iridology hand lens, which I needed for consultations as I could not afford an iriscope costing R40,000 at the time."

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"My overseas savings came in handy because I could buy an iridology hand lens, which I needed for consultations as I could not afford an iriscope costing R40,000 at the time."

Etymology

From From iri- + -scope.

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