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phaneroscope.

A medical instrument for making the skin appear luminous and translucent, consisting of a tube with a lens at one end and an aperture at the other, used in conjunction with a light.

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noun
  1. A medical instrument for making the skin appear luminous and translucent, consisting of a tube with a lens at one end and an aperture at the other, used in conjunction with a light.

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