laryngoscope

American  

[luh-ring-guh-skohp] / ləˈrɪŋ gəˌskoʊp /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. 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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laryngoscope British  

/ ləˌrɪŋɡəˈskɒpɪk, ləˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp, ˌlærɪŋˈɡɒskəpɪst /

noun

1. a medical instrument for examining the larynx

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Other Word Forms

• laryngoscopic adjective
• laryngoscopically adverb
• laryngoscopist noun
• laryngoscopy noun
• prelaryngoscopic adjective

Etymology

Origin of laryngoscope

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

Example Sentences

General ward medics have also learned to master the use of complex drugs that keep patients sedated and to study electrocardiograms and CT scans, as well as to perform laryngoscopes.

From Seattle Times

Richter took the sickle-shaped video laryngoscope and ran it down the right side of Zuñiga’s tongue, pushing it to the side to clear a path to the larynx.

From Los Angeles Times

Dabby asks a nurse to add anesthesia and a paralyzing drug to the patient’s IV. Dabby guides a laryngoscope between the tongue and the epiglottis.

From Los Angeles Times

He says a device called a video laryngoscope allows clinicians to stand a few feet from people, rather than directly above them, while intubating those individuals.

From Scientific American

Using a laryngoscope to examine Mr. Kennedy’s throat, Dr. Dahl saw that his vocal cords were inflamed.

From New York Times