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retrospectoscopes

retrospectoscopes is the plural of retrospectoscope.

Meaning of retrospectoscope

Noun

retrospectoscope (plural retrospectoscopes)

  1. (humorous, slang) A hypothetical instrument that allows diagnostic and management decisions to be made with medical hindsight.
    • A distinguished private foundation, that shall be nameless, offered me a small grant if l would test out their crystal ball with its two new attachments; one of them called the retrospectoscope and the other called the prognosticator.1972, American Veterinary Medical Association. Council on Education, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, University of Athens. School of Veterinary Medicine, Learning experiences...

Questions about retrospectoscopes

What is retrospectoscopes the plural of?
Retrospectoscopes is the plural of retrospectoscope.

Words near retrospectoscopes in the dictionary

  1. retrospectives
  2. retrospectivity
  3. retrospectography
  4. retrospectory
  5. retrospectoscope
  6. retrospectoscopes
  7. retrospectroscope
  8. retrospectroscopes
  9. retrospects
  10. retrospenial
  11. retrosplenial

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