mirror image

mirror image
mirror image n something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with another similar thing or that is reversed with reference to an intervening axis or plane

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1. the image of light made visible by the reflecting surface of the cornea and lens when illuminated through the slit lamp. 2. an identical reproduction of an object except for transposition of right and left relations, as appears in the reflection of an object in a mirror.

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