metroscope

[me-truh-skohp, mee-]

noun Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.

Origin of metroscope

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; metro-² + -scope

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Examples from the Web for metroscope

Historical Examples of metroscope

It is the 'Metroscope,' 'an instrument for measuring inaccessible heights and distances, and for levelling.'
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art
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metroscope in Medicine

metroscope

[mē′trə-skōp′]

n.

hysteroscope

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