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auriscope

auriscope

9.9
A medical tool with a light and lens used to look inside the ear, especially the eardrum
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːrɪˌskoʊp/
  • Archaic
translation icon : auriscopio
  • The doctor used an auriscope to check the patient’s ear for infection.

Examples

  • Pediatricians often rely on an auriscope to examine children complaining of ear pain.

  • After sterilizing the auriscope, the nurse handed it to the physician for the next examination.

  • The doctor used an auriscope to check my ears.

  • Can you pass me the auriscope?

  • The doctor used an auriscope to check the patient’s ear for infection.

  • Pediatricians often rely on an auriscope to examine children complaining of ear pain.

  • After sterilizing the auriscope, the nurse handed it to the physician for the next examination.

Synonyms

otoscope
vsauriscope
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A small tool with a light and lens to look into the ear and at the eardrum

is the same instrument but uses an alternative name
auroscope
vsauriscope
  • Specialized
8.6

A medical tool with a light and lens for looking into the ear canal and eardrum

is the same instrument but the word is a variant

Surface Forms

auriscope singular
auriscopes plural

Etymology

Auriscope comes from the Latin auris 'ear' and the Greek root -scope 'to look', the same scope you see in telescope and microscope. So an auriscope is a small tool used to 'look into' the ear and check the eardrum.