DIAPHANOSCOPE

n. Di-a3-fa3n'o-skop. From Sia avft, transparent, and o-Kon-eii', to examine. Ft..d. Ger.,Diaphanoskop. An apparatus for illuminating the internal parts of the oody, so as to render the overlying structures diaphanous, for purposes of visual examination. [Baratoux, " Rev. mens. de laryngol., otol., rhinol.," 4; "Pre e med.," Apr., 1882.] See POLY SCOPE and CYSTOSCOPE. [s. 552]