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What does the word otoscope mean?
Definition of otoscope : 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.
What is the correct pronunciation of the medical term otoscope?
Medical definitions for otoscope otoscope. [ ō′tə-skōp′ ]
Who invented otoscope?
The actual device was not created until a German surgeon and a medical device salesman – Wilhelm Fabry and J.J. Perret – created the first prototypes in the 1600s and 1700s, respectively. The first Otoscope was shaped more like a pair of tongs than the device you are accustomed to seeing today.
What does the root word Oto mean?
ear
Oto-: Prefix meaning ear, as in otology (the study and medical care of the ear) and otoplasty (plastic surgery to reshape the outer ear).
Who uses an otoscope?
An otoscope or auriscope is a medical device which is used to look into the ears. Health care providers use otoscopes to screen for illness during regular check-ups and also to investigate ear symptoms. An otoscope potentially gives a view of the ear canal and tympanic membrane or eardrum.
What is Dacry?
Dacryo-: A combining form denoting tears, as in dacryocyst (tear sac) and dacryocystorhinostomy (surgery to open up a tear duct). From the Greek dakry meaning “a tear.”
Why is it called a otoscope?
This instrument has a magnifying lens and a small light that allows your doctor to see parts of your ear canal that would otherwise be hidden. Occasionally, this tool is also called an auriscope. Otoscope has Greek roots, oto from ous, “ear,” and scope, from skopein, “to look at.”
What is the term for surgical restructuring of the eyelid?
Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)
When was the modern otoscope invented?
The initial form of the otoscope came about in the 1830s thanks to Jean-Pierre Bonnafont, a French inventor who found that by directing a light source into the ear using a mirror, he could better see into the ear canal.
What does the combining form lip o mean?
, lip- Combining forms meaning fatty, lipid.
Is Oto Greek or Latin?
Oto- comes from the Greek oûs, meaning “ear.” Related to the Greek oûs is English’s own word ear; so is the Latin word for ear, auris, which is the ultimate source of such words as aural. Learn more about oûs at our entry for otic, an adjective used in anatomy meaning “of or relating to the ear.”
What does an otoscope see?
The otoscope can “see” the tympanic membrane (eardrum) which separates the external ear from the middle ear. Because the eardrum is thin and translucent, it is possible to see some of the structures of the middle ear. These structures include the bones of the middle ear along with the tympanic cavity.