phaneroscope

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noun

A medical instrument for making the skin appear luminous and translucent, consisting of a tube with a lens at one end and an aperture at the other, used in conjunction with a light.

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Meanings

nounphaneroscope (plural phaneroscopes)

plural phaneroscopes

  1. historicalA medical instrument for making the skin appear luminous and translucent, consisting of a tube with a lens at one end and an aperture at the other, used in conjunction with a light.
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APA

phaneroscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phaneroscope

MLA

“phaneroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phaneroscope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phaneroscope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phaneroscope.

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