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otoscope

[ oh-tuh-skohp ]
/ ˈoʊ təˌskoʊp /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
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Origin of otoscope

First recorded in 1840–50; oto- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM otoscope

o·to·scop·ic [oh-tuh-skop-ik], /ˌoʊ təˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectiveo·tos·co·py [oh-tos-kuh-pee], /oʊˈtɒs kə pi/, noun

Words nearby otoscope

otorhinolaryngological, otorhinolaryngology, otorrhea, otorrhoea, otosclerosis, otoscope, ototoxic, Otranto, OTS, Otsu, OTT
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British Dictionary definitions for otoscope

otoscope
/ (ˈəʊtəʊˌskəʊp) /
noun
another name for auriscope

Derived forms of otoscope

otoscopic (ˌəʊtəʊˈskɒpɪk), adjective
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