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otoscopic

otoscopic

7.5
To look inside the ear using a small lighted tool
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊtəˈskɒpɪk/
  • Specialized
: otoscópico
  • Otoscopic examination revealed retraction of the left tympanic membrane.
  • otoscopic examination
  • otoscopic findings
  • otoscopic videos

Examples

  • Otoscopic findings were normal in 74 patients (47.4%).

    Academic text (2004)
  • Otoscopic image shows the clinical appearance of Aspergillus otomycosis.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Diagnosis may be further enhanced by obtaining otoscopic photographs for use in consultation.

    Academic text (2005)
  • According to the otoscopic examination carried out, 77% of Garage I workers and 89% of Garage II workers had abnormal ears.

    Academic text (1994)
  • First-line management should entail observation and screening by otoscopic and tympanometric examination every 2 to 4 weeks over a period of 2 to 3 months.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Treatment efficacy was determined by comparing differences in pre- and post-treatment air-conduction thresholds and otoscopic findings.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Criteria for success included a subjective improvement in hearing, findings on otoscopic examination, closure of the air-bone gap, and type A (peak) tympanography results.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Patients were diagnosed and selected for surgery on the basis of their history, otoscopic examination, audiometry and tympanometry results, postnasal space x-ray findings, and their failure to respond to at least 3 months of medical treatment.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Efficacy was determined by comparing pre- and post-therapy air-conduction thresholds, tympanometric peak pressures, and otoscopic findings.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The doctor performed an otoscopic examination to check for any signs of infection in the patient's ear.

Surface Forms

otoscopic positive

Morphology

otoscopic = otoscope (semi-transparent) = otoscope + ic

Formed from the noun 'otoscope' plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ic'; the derivation is regular but relies on a specialized combining form ('oto-') unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Otoscopic comes from Greek parts oto- meaning 'ear' and -scopic meaning 'to look', the same 'look' you find in telescope and microscope. So, otoscopic is used for 'looking into the ear', for example when a doctor examines the ear with an otoscope.