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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 yvlogs From

  • ·ٴ·DZ· [oh-t, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
  • ·ٴDz·· [oh-, tos, -k, uh, -pee], noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of otoscope1

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

Standard tools like an otoscope, a device used to inspect the ear canal, are often hard to come by.

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We could routinely make that determination during an office visit using our stethoscope and otoscope.

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Every doctor had a bottle of alcohol each, a bottle of hand sanitizer, a stethoscope and an otoscope — that’s it.

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It can take a professional with an otoscope — a device that can look deep inside the ear — to tell if cerumen is blocking the ear canal.

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It can take a professional with an otoscope—a device that can look deep inside the ear—to tell if cerumen is blocking the ear canal.

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