otoscope
Other forms: otoscopes
If you've ever had even a basic checkup at the doctor, you've had an otoscope stuck in your ear — it's what your doctor uses to examine the inside of your ear.
Being examined with an otoscope is completely painless, but it can feel a little strange. This instrument has a magnifying lens and a small light that allows your doctor to see parts of your ear canal that would otherwise be hidden. Occasionally, this tool is also called an auriscope. Otoscope has Greek roots, oto from ous, "ear," and scope, from skopein, "to look at."
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medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)type of:medical instrumentinstrument used in the practice of medicine
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Vocabulary lists containing otoscope
Have a close look at this list of words that include the suffix -scope, meaning "an instrument for observing." The Latinized scopium derives from the Greek skopein, "to look, to examine."
This vocabulary list features words from the Greek skopein meaning "to look, examine."
Have a close look at this list of words that include the suffix -scope, meaning "an instrument for observing." The Latinized scopium derives from the Greek skopein, "to look, to examine."