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UMBRASCOPY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retinoscopy
1, record 1, English, retinoscopy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skiascopy 1, record 1, English, skiascopy
correct
- shadow test 1, record 1, English, shadow%20test
correct
- pupilloscopy 1, record 1, English, pupilloscopy
correct
- skiametry 1, record 1, English, skiametry
- umbrascopy 1, record 1, English, umbrascopy
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An objective method for investigating, diagnosing, and evaluating refractive errors of the eye, by projection of a beam of light into the eye and observation of the movement of the illuminated area on the retina surface and of the refraction by the eye of the emergent rays. 1, record 1, English, - retinoscopy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Method originally proposed by Cuignet. 2, record 1, English, - retinoscopy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- skiascopie
1, record 1, French, skiascopie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rétinoscopie 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9tinoscopie
feminine noun
- pupilloscopie 3, record 1, French, pupilloscopie
feminine noun
- corescopie 3, record 1, French, corescopie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'examen de la réfraction oculaire, au moyen d'un ophtalmoscope, par l'observation du déplacement de l'ombre pupillaire. 3, record 1, French, - skiascopie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Méthode élaborée par Cuignet et Parent. 4, record 1, French, - skiascopie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
- Ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- retinoscopia
1, record 1, Spanish, retinoscopia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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