tracheoscopy

[ trey-kee-os-kuh-pee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.

Other Words From

• tra·che·o·scop·ic [trey-kee-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
• trache·osco·pist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of tracheoscopy¹

First recorded in 1875–80; tracheo- + -scopy

Example Sentences

I decided to give the boy an ansthetic and perform tracheoscopy.

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Three months later there was some return of the dyspnœa, and tracheoscopy was again performed.

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The examination may also be made through a tracheotomy wound—direct lower tracheoscopy.

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This procedure is described as direct upper tracheoscopy and bronchoscopy.

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