otoscope
noun
oto·scope
ˈō-tə-ˌskōp 
: an instrument with lighting and magnifying systems used for visual examination of the tympanic membrane and the canal connecting it to the exterior of the body
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Otology
Eardrum Inspector
The Oto turns an iPhone into an otoscope that uses the phone’s camera to view the eardrum at high magnification.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
Once the patient steps in, they’re greeted by a human health care professional on a life-size screen and guided through any number of diagnostic tests with the help of tools like a blood pressure cuff and an otoscope that drops down from the ceiling.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The doctor used his otoscope to peer into her left ear and saw the spider — an arachnid, not an insect — and its exoskeleton, Wang said in an email.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
An otoscope being available, examination of the external ears was conducted.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2011
Standard tools like an otoscope, a device used to inspect the ear canal, are often hard to come by.
—Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
Rylen, his daughter, used a toy otoscope to look into her dad's ear.
—Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 17 Nov. 2020
Next Mayo hopes to use a virtual stethoscope -- patients would place it on their heart and a doctor would listen - and an otoscope, which patients would use to show doctors the inside of their ears and mouths.
—Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 22 Aug. 2020
A year ago, my toddler accidentally stabbed me in the right eye with a Doc McStuffins otoscope.
—Jessica Grose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
Once the patient steps in, they’re greeted by a human health care professional on a life-size screen and guided through any number of diagnostic tests with the help of tools like a blood pressure cuff and an otoscope that drops down from the ceiling.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The doctor used his otoscope to peer into her left ear and saw the spider — an arachnid, not an insect — and its exoskeleton, Wang said in an email.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
An otoscope being available, examination of the external ears was conducted.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2011
Standard tools like an otoscope, a device used to inspect the ear canal, are often hard to come by.
—Jessica Silver-Greenberg, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2022
Rylen, his daughter, used a toy otoscope to look into her dad's ear.
—Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 17 Nov. 2020
Next Mayo hopes to use a virtual stethoscope -- patients would place it on their heart and a doctor would listen - and an otoscope, which patients would use to show doctors the inside of their ears and mouths.
—Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 22 Aug. 2020
A year ago, my toddler accidentally stabbed me in the right eye with a Doc McStuffins otoscope.
—Jessica Grose, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
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otoscope
noun
oto·scope
ˈōt-ə-ˌskōp
: an instrument fitted with lighting and magnifying lens systems and used to facilitate visual examination of the auditory canal and eardrum
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