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la⋅ryn⋅go⋅scope

[luh-ring-guh-skohp]
–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.

Origin:
1855–60; laryngo- + -scope


la⋅ryn⋅go⋅scop⋅ic [luh-ring-guh-skop-ik] , adjective
la⋅ryn⋅gos⋅co⋅pist [lar-ing-gos-kuh-pist] , noun
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Main Entry: la·ryn·go·scope
Pronunciation: l&-'ri[ng]-g&-"skOp also -'rin-j&-
Function: noun
: an instrument forexamining the interior of the larynx —la·ryn·go·scop·ic /-"ri[ng]-g&-'skäp-ik, -"rin-j&-/ or la·ryn·go·scop·i·cal /-i-k&l/ adjectivela·ryn·go·scop·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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laryngoscope la·ryn·go·scope (lə-rĭng'gə-skōp', -rĭn'jə-)
n.
A tubular endoscope that is inserted through the mouth and into the larynx and that is used for examining the interior of the larynx.


la·ryn'go·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) or la·ryn'go·scop'i·cal adj.

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