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oscilloclast

oscilloclast noun: a device that was supposed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples.

Noun

oscilloclast (plural oscilloclasts)

  1. (historical) A device that was supposed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples.
    • That is to say, that the ailing human body would receive more vibration and a greater quantity of electricity from the work of a competent masseur using one hand than it would from a whole battery of oscilloclasts.1924, The Lancet, page 178

Forms of oscilloclast

pluraloscilloclasts

Origin of oscilloclast

From oscillo- + -clast.

Questions about oscilloclast

What does oscilloclast mean?
Oscilloclast means a device that was supposed to diagnose cancer from tissue samples.
What part of speech is oscilloclast?
Oscilloclast is a noun.
What is the plural of oscilloclast?
The plural of oscilloclast is oscilloclasts.

Words near oscilloclast in the dictionary

  1. oscillatory
  2. oscillatory reaction
  3. oscillatory reactions
  4. oscillaxanthin
  5. oscillo-
  6. oscilloclast
  7. oscilloclasts
  8. oscillogenesis
  9. oscillogram
  10. oscillograms
  11. oscillograph

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