auriscope

[ awr-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈɔr əˌskoʊp /

noun Medicine/Medical.

otoscope.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THESE WORDS FROM "LITTLE WOMEN"

"Little Women" may be a classic, but that doesn't mean we all know the meanings of the vocab words from the book. Can you define these words correctly and make Jo proud?
Question 1 of 10
earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of auriscope

First recorded in 1850–55; auri-2 + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM auriscope

au·ri·scop·ic [awr-uh-skop-ik] /ˌɔr əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectiveau·ri·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby auriscope

auriga, aurignac, aurignacian, auriol, auris, auriscope, aurist, aurobindo, aurochs, aurora, aurora australis
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for auriscope

  • "It is improbable in the highest degree that any steamer is near enough to affect the auriscope," he said.

    The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy

  • Constance happened to overlook the table on which stood the auriscope.

    The Pillar of Light|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for auriscope

auriscope
/ (ˈɔːrɪˌskəʊp) /

noun

a medical instrument for examinig the external earAlso called: otoscope

Derived forms of auriscope

auriscopic (ˌɔːrɪˈskɒpɪk), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for auriscope

auriscope
[ ôr′ĭ-skōp′ ]

n.

otoscope
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.