"metroscope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metroscopes [plural]
Etymology: From metro- + -scope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|metro|scope}} metro- + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} metroscope (plural metroscopes)
  1. (medicine, historical) A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-metroscope-en-noun-vcs0FinY Categories (other): Medicine, English terms prefixed with metro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with metro-: 47 53 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. Any of various other measuring devices, such as for thickness.
    Sense id: en-metroscope-en-noun-RSKVBrkK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with metro-, English terms suffixed with -scope, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with metro-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scope: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66

Inflected forms

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