laryngoscope

[ luh-ring-guh-skohp ]

/ ləˈrɪŋ gəˌskoʊp /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.

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Origin of laryngoscope

First recorded in 1855–60; laryngo- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM laryngoscope

la·ryn·go·scop·ic

[luh-ring-guh-skop-ik], /ləˌrɪŋ gəˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectivela·ryn·gos·co·pist

[lar-ing-gos-kuh-pist], /ˌlær ɪŋˈgɒs kə pɪst/, nounpre·la·ryn·go·scop·ic, adjective

Words nearby laryngoscope

laryngitis, laryngo-, laryngology, laryngopharyngeal, laryngopharynx, laryngoscope, laryngoscopy, laryngotomy, laryngotracheal, larynx, lasagna

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How to use laryngoscope in a sentence

Still, as before said, the laryngoscope does not reveal all the secrets of voice-production.
The Child-Voice in Singing|Francis E. Howard
He had no opportunity of examining her throat with the laryngoscope, nor of observing her throat action in any other way.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor
The throat usually becomes tractable after one or two trials with the laryngoscope.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor
People usually have some such difficulty the first time they submit to examination with the laryngoscope.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor

This transition period lasted, roughly speaking, till the invention of the laryngoscope in 1855.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for laryngoscope

laryngoscope

/ (ləˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a medical instrument for examining the larynx

Derived forms of laryngoscope

laryngoscopic (ləˌrɪŋɡəˈskɒpɪk), adjectivelaryngoscopically, adverblaryngoscopist (ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒskəpɪst), nounlaryngoscopy, noun

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