amnioscope etymology

English word amnioscope comes from English -scope, English amnio- (Amnion; amniotic.)

Detailed word origin of amnioscope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scope English (eng) Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
amnio- English (eng) Amnion; amniotic.
amnioscope English (eng) A form of endoscope used to examine the amniotic cavity and its foetus.

Words with the same origin as amnioscope

Descendants of -scope
Teslascope angioscope antroscope bioscope chromascope cymoscope embryoscope endoscope finderscope fluoroscopically hydroscope hypnoscope kaleidoscope laryngoscope leucoscope nightscope oscilloscope periscope pharyngoscope polemoscope pseudoscope spectroscope spectroscopic binary spiroscope thermoscopic
Descendants of amnio-
amnioblast amniocardiac amniocele amniochorial amniochorion amniocyte amnioexchange amniogenesis amniogenic amniographic amniography amnioinfusion amniomancy amnioreduction amniotomy