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A medical instrument for examining the larynx
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laryngoscope
Word definitions for laryngoscope in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. an endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a medical instrument for examining the larynx
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Laryngoscope \La*ryn"go*scope\, n. [Larynx + -scope.] (Surg.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image. [Archaic] (Med.) A type of endoscope having a light source and lenses, ...
Usage examples of laryngoscope.
Turning around, I saw the ER intern coming at a run toward me in the blue light of the hall, clutching his laryngoscope and an endotracheal tube.
Then he inserted the laryngoscope, an endotracheal tube, and attached an ambu bag, which he connected to the wall oxygen source.
For these I was auriscoped by an aurist, laryngoscoped by a laryngologist, ausculted by a stethoscopist, and so on, until a complete inventory of my organs was made out, and I found that if I believed all these searching inquirers professed to have detected in my unfortunate person, I could repeat with too literal truth the words of the General Confession, "And there is no health in us.