baro·scope
| \ ˈbar-ə-ˌskōp
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Medical Definition of baroscope
: an apparatus for showing that the loss of weight of an object in air equals the weight of the air displaced by it
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“Baroscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/baroscope. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.
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