OTOSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does otoscope mean? 

• OTOSCOPE (noun)
  The noun OTOSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)

  Familiarity information: OTOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OTOSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

auriscope; auroscope; otoscope

Hypernyms ("otoscope" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

 Context examples 

Your health care provider will diagnose an ear infection by looking inside the ear with an instrument called an otoscope.

(Ear Infections, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)