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DIAPHONOSCOPE

\dˈa͡ɪəfˌɒnəskˌə͡ʊp], \dˈa‍ɪəfˌɒnəskˌə‍ʊp], \d_ˈaɪ_ə_f_ˌɒ_n_ə_s_k_ˌəʊ_p]\

Definitions of DIAPHONOSCOPE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An apparatus for illuminating the internal parts of the body, so as to render the overlying structures diaphanous, for purposes of visual examination. See polyscope and cystoscope. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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