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bio- +‎ microscope

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biomicroscope (plural biomicroscopes)

  1. (biology) A microscope designed for examining the tissue of a living organism
    • 2015 July 3, David Ben Kumah et al., “Prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis among basic school children in the Kumasi Metropolis (Ghana): a community-based cross-sectional study”, in BMC Ophthalmology[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      This was followed with a comprehensive anterior and posterior segment eye examination by an ophthalmologist (Seth Yaw Lartey 2 ) with slit-lamp biomicroscope (SL 500 Shin Nippon, Ajinomoto Trading Inc., Tokyo, Japan) and a direct ophthalmoscope respectively.

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