laryngoscopic
- adjective
- /ˌlɛrɪŋɡəˈskɒpɪk/
- Specialized
- The doctor performed a laryngoscopic examination to check for abnormalities in the patient's throat.
- laryngoscopic examination
Examples
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The diagnosis was based on a laryngoscopic examination that demonstrated a partial anterior adduction of the vocal folds on inspiration and a posterior diamond-shaped glottic gap.
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A direct laryngoscopic examination by the surgical team under anesthesia revealed a scarred epiglottis but normal, mobile vocal cords.
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Now she had been posted for a direct laryngoscopic and hypopharyngoscopic examination under anesthesia.
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Some authors advocate laryngoscopic microscopy to visualize and remove a foreign body.
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Only 1 patient exhibited obvious laryngoscopic evidence of EBSLN dysfunction, but EMG was not performed in this study.
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After the laryngoscopic procedure, the patient was informed about the findings related to their vocal cords.
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During the laryngoscopic exam, the specialist identified inflammation in the larynx.
Surface Forms
Morphology
laryngoscopic = laryngoscope (semi-transparent) = laryngo + scop + ic
It is a regular adjective formed from the noun 'laryngoscope' with the suffix '-ic'.
Etymology
The word laryngoscopic combines laryng- meaning 'voice box' and -scopic meaning 'to look', the same idea as in microscope and telescope. So a laryngoscopic examination is 'looking at the voice box', the larynx, to find problems.
