See Also: odontoscope(medicine)

belemnite (iou) and odontoscope (medicine)


belemnite (iou)



belemnite noun. E17.
[mod. Latin belemnites, from Greek belemnon dart: see -ITE1.]
Palaeontology. A tapering sharp-pointed fossil from the internal shell of an extinct cephalopod of the order Belemnoidea, most abundant in Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits; the animal itself.
belemnitic adjective pertaining to or yielding belemnites M19.
belemnoid adjective & noun (a cephalopod) belonging to Belemnoidea; pertaining to or resembling an animal of this order: L19.

odontoscope (medicine)


odontoscope
<instrument> An optical device, similar to a closed circuit Television system, that projects a view of the oral cavity onto a screen for multiple viewing.