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ʱá's disk

[ plah-si-dohz ]

noun

Ophthalmology.
  1. a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ʱá's disk1

After A. ʱá da Costa (1848–1916), Portuguese ophthalmologist, who devised it

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