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—otoscopic /oh'teuh skop"ik/, adj. —otoscopy /oh tos"keuh pee/, n./oh"teuh skohp'/, n. Med.an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.[1840-50; OTO- + -SCOPE]
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