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otoscope

[ oh-tuh-skohp ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.


otoscope

/ ˌəʊtəʊˈskɒpɪk; ˈəʊtəʊˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. another name for auriscope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • otoscopic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • o·to·scop·ic [oh-t, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
  • o·tos·co·py [oh-, tos, -k, uh, -pee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of otoscope1

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

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