myoscope

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noun

An instrument for studying the muscles.

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Meanings

nounmyoscope (plural myoscopes)

plural myoscopes

  1. An instrument for studying the muscles.

    M. F. Laulanié has studied the hyoid muscles of the frog with the aid of the myoscope, […]

    1886, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, page 218

Origin

From myo- + -scope.

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APA

myoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myoscope

MLA

“myoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myoscope.

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