laryngoscopy

American

[lar-ing-gos-kuh-pee] / ˌlær ɪŋˈgɒs kə pi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an examination by means of a laryngoscope.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

laryngoscopies

plural

Etymology

Origin of laryngoscopy

First recorded in 1860–65; laryngo- + -scopy

Example Sentences

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Direct Laryngoscopy in Children.—The epiglottis in children is usually strongly curled, often omega shaped, and is very elusive and slippery.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

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