Meaning of iriscope | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

“It's funny, because people sort⟳ of—if they know⟳ you're an iridologist they say⟳ 'What do you see⟳ in my eyes?' And of course I'm never drawn into that, because eye-to-eye —just on a one-to-one—you can't really see⟳ very much, whereas under the iriscope...”

“Unlike the other types, even with an iriscope, it's very difficult to ascertain the fibre structure⟳ as the iris is deeply suffused with pigment.”

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