shuftiscope

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noun

An invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.

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Meanings

nounshuftiscope (plural shuftiscopes)

plural shuftiscopes

  1. UKdatedslanggovernmentAn invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery.

Origin

From shufti + -scope.

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APA

shuftiscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuftiscope

MLA

“shuftiscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuftiscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shuftiscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuftiscope.

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