Ŏph'/thal-mōs'eo-py, n.

(ŏf'-, or ŏp'-), n. [Fr. ophthalmoscopie, from Gr. ὀφθαλμός, eye, and σκέπτεσθαι, σκοπεῖν, to view.] A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a man's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.