metroscope
构词拆解
- metro-
- metropolitan: of or relating to the city.
- -scope
- Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
词源说明
释义
名词noun
- 1(medicine, historical) A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterine souffles (not the dessert) during pregnancy. One part is inserted into the vagina, and the other into the ear.
- 2Any of various other measuring devices, such as for thickness.