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metroscope

American

[me-truh-skohp, mee-] / ˈmɛ trəˌskoʊp, ˈmi- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.

Etymology

Origin of metroscope

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

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