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diaphanoscope|daɪˈæfənəʊskəʊp| [f. as prec. + Gr. -σκοπ-ος observing.] †1. A contrivance for viewing transparent positive photographs. Obs.
1868Chambers' Encycl. III. 538/1 Diapha′noscope, a dark box constructed for exhibiting transparent photographs. 2. An instrument used in obstetrical surgery for the examination of internal organs through the translucent walls of the abdomen when internally illuminated by electricity. Hence diaphaˈnoscopy, the clinical use of the diaphanoscope.
1883Q. Rev. July 82 The long promised but never perfected diaphanoscope. 1883Syd. Soc. Lex., Diaphanoscopy, a term applied by Lazarewitch to the exploration of the genital organs by means of an electric light introduced into the vagina in a glass tube. |