MYOSPECTROSCOPE
\mˈa͡ɪəspˌɛktɹəskˌə͡ʊp], \mˈaɪəspˌɛktɹəskˌəʊp], \m_ˈaɪ_ə_s_p_ˌɛ_k_t_ɹ_ə_s_k_ˌəʊ_p]\
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A spectroscope devised by Ranvier in which suitably prepared transversely striated muscular fibers serve as a diffraction grating.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.