pharyngoscopy
8.8
A doctor checks the back of the throat with a small instrument
- noun
- /fəˌrɪŋˈɡɒskəpi/
- Specialized
:
faringoscopia
- The doctor performed a pharyngoscopy to check for any abnormalities in the patient's throat.
Examples
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Physical examination included pharyngoscopy, anterior rhinoscopy, otoscopy, and bimanual neck palpation.
Academic text (1995) -
She was taken to the operating room for pharyngoscopy and laser lingual tonsillectomy under general anesthesia.
Academic text (2006) -
On pharyngoscopy, no internal opening was visualized.
Academic text (2009) -
After a thorough pharyngoscopy, the specialist was able to determine the cause of her sore throat.
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During the pharyngoscopy, the physician noticed some swelling in the pharynx that needed further examination.
Surface Forms
pharyngoscopy singular
pharyngoscopies plural
Morphology
Etymology
Pharyngoscopy comes from the Greek root pharynx, meaning 'throat', and the part -scopy, meaning 'to look', which you can also see in the common word scope. So, a Pharyngoscopy is simply a 'look into the throat' with a special instrument.
