In a manner relating to examination of the ear using an auriscope, a medical instrument that lets doctors look inside the ear canal.
From auriscope (from Latin auris 'ear' + Greek skopein 'to examine') plus -ically, meaning 'in the manner of.' The instrument was developed in the 19th century for otological diagnosis.
Before auriscopes, doctors could only guess what was wrong with your ears—now they can literally peek inside without surgery, revolutionizing how ear infections are diagnosed.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.