otoscopyn.
/əʊˈtɒskəpi/, U.S. /oʊˈtɑskəpi/ Medicine.
Examination of the ear using an otoscope; the use of an otoscope.
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abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1874 D. B. St. J. Roosa Pract. Treat. Dis. Ear (ed. 2) 86 Dr. Rossi in a very recent paper on binocular otoscopy, proposes the use of a microscopic object-glass set at an angle of 70° in a spectacle frame, as a simple and efficient binocular otoscope.
1903 Lancet 5 Dec. 1584 (title) A new model ear for the study and practice of otoscopy.
1986 Biometrics 42 164 The NTEH Program data included codes for condition of both ears, obtained following otoscopy.
2000 Amer. Family Physician 61 2051 Undue reliance on one feature—redness of the tympanic membrane—and failure to assess tympanic membrane mobility with pneumatic otoscopy contribute to inaccurate diagnoses [of acute otitis media].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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