metroscope

[ me-truh-skohp, mee- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metroscope¹

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

Example Sentences

It is the 'Metroscope,' 'an instrument for measuring inaccessible heights and distances, and for levelling.'

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