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AURISCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does auriscope mean?
• AURISCOPE (noun)
The noun AURISCOPE has 1 sense:
1. medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
Familiarity information: AURISCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
auriscope; auroscope; otoscope
Hypernyms ("auriscope" is a kind of...):
medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)
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