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laryngoscope

laryngoscope

5 8.9
A tool doctors use to look at the voice box and throat
  • noun
  • /ˌlɛrɪŋˈɡoʊskoʊp/
  • Specialized
: laringoscopio
  • The anesthesiologist relied on the laryngoscope to secure the airway during the operation.
  • a flexible laryngoscope

Examples

  • I pulled out the long steel laryngoscope blade and inserted it into his mouth.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The typical setup also includes a standard flexible laryngoscope and a light source.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Get me my laryngoscope and a #5 line right away.

    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

  • A wide-mouth direct laryngoscope was introduced and fixed with a chest support.

    Academic text (2005)

  • I need a laryngoscope.

    Zookeeper (2011)

  • The patient was then placed into suspension with a laryngoscope placed just proximal to the vallecula.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The doctor used the laryngoscope to examine the patient's vocal cords.

  • Before performing the procedure, the surgeon ensured that the laryngoscope was properly sterilized.

Synonyms

endoscope
vslaryngoscope
  • Specialized
3 5.3

A long thin medical tube with a light and camera that doctors use to see inside the body

is specific for viewing the throat area and vocal cords

Surface Forms

laryngoscope singular
laryngoscopes plural

Morphology

laryngoscope = larynx (semi-transparent) = larynx + scope

This is a regular medical formation meaning an instrument for viewing the larynx, but the specialized base word makes it only partly accessible to non-specialists.

Etymology

Laryngoscope comes from laryngo- meaning 'voice box' and -scope meaning 'to look'. Like microscope and telescope, a laryngoscope is a tool doctors use to look into the throat and see the vocal cords, so its name literally means 'a tool for viewing the voice box'.