Meanings
nounoscilloclast (plural oscilloclasts)
plural oscilloclasts
- historicalpseudoscienceA device that was supposed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples.
That is to say, that the ailing human body would receive more vibration and a greater quantity of electricity from the work of a competent masseur using one hand than it would from a whole battery of oscilloclasts.
1924, The Lancet, page 178
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oscilloclast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oscilloclast
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“oscilloclast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oscilloclast. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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