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diaphanoscope (s) (noun); diaphanoscopes (pl)
1. A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with or without a lens.
2. An instrument for the transillumination of a body cavity or the passage of strong light through a body structure, to permit inspection by an observer on the opposite side.
electrodiaphanoscope, diaphanoscope, polyscope
An instrument which introduces light into a body cavity to illuminate its internal contours and transilluminate its walls or to shine light through an organ of the body.
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