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auriscope

[ awr-uh-skohp ]
/ ˈɔr əˌskoʊp /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
otoscope.
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Origin of auriscope

First recorded in1850–55; 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

aurify, Auriga, Aurignac, Aurignacian, Auriol, auriscope, aurist, Aurobindo, aurochs, Aurora, aurora australis
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How to use auriscope in a sentence

  • "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.

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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
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