pharyngoscope

[fuh-ring-guh-skohp]

pha·ryn·go·scope

[fuh-ring-guh-skohp]
noun
an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.

Origin:
1865–70; pharyngo- + -scope

pha·ryn·go·scop·ic [fuh-ring-guh-skop-ik] , adjective
phar·yn·gos·co·pist [far-ing-gos-kuh-pist] , noun
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pharyngoscope (fəˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp)
 
n
a medical instrument for examining the pharynx
 
pharyngoscopic
 
adj
 
pharyngoscopy
 
n

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pharyngoscope pha·ryn·go·scope (fə-rĭng'gə-skōp')
n.
An instrument used in examining the pharynx.


phar'yn·gos'co·py (fār'ĭn-gŏs'kə-pē, fār'ĭng-) n.

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