otoscope

English

An otoscope, with a tube of disposable tips behind

Etymology

oto- +‎ -scope

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ̯ɾəskoʊ̯p/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ̯təskəʊ̯p/

Noun

otoscope (plural otoscopes)

1. (medicine) An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear.

Synonyms

• auriscope
• auroscope

Related terms

• otocone
• otoscopy

Translations

medical instrument

• Czech: otoskop (cs) m
• Finnish: otoskooppi (fi)
• French: otoscope (fr) m
• German: Otoskop (de) n
• Italian: otoscopio (it) m
• Polish: otoskop (pl) m
• Turkish: otoskop

Further reading

• otoscope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

otoscope m (plural otoscopes)

1. otoscope

Further reading

• “otoscope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.