otoscopy

English

Etymology

oto- +‎ -scopy

Noun

otoscopy (plural otoscopies)

1. (medicine) The visual examination of the inner ear using an otoscope
   • 2002, John P. Santamaria, Thomas G. Abrunzo, “Ear and Nose Emergencies”, in Strange et al., editors, Pediatric Emergency Care‎^[1], →ISBN, page 465:

     Uncooperative children must be adequately immobilized before otoscopy is attempted.

Synonyms

• auriscopy

Related terms

• otology
• otoscope
• otoscopist

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: otoscòpia f
• French: otoscopie (fr) f
• German: Otoskopie (de) f
• Italian: otoscopia (it) f
• Polish: otoskopia f
• Spanish: otoscopia f

See also

• Otoscope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia