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tracheoscopy

[ trey-kee-os-kuh-pee ]

noun

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


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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tracheoscopy1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

This procedure is described as direct upper tracheoscopy and bronchoscopy.

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