Meanings
nounsomascope (plural somascopes)
plural somascopes
- historicalmedicineAn early ultrasonographic apparatus requiring the patient to be submerged in water.
Origin
From Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”) + -scope.
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somascope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somascope
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