laryngoscopy
- noun
- /ləˌrɪŋˈɡɒskəpi/
- Specialized
- The doctor performed a laryngoscopy to examine the patient's vocal cords more closely.
- direct laryngoscopy
- fiberoptic laryngoscopy
- indirect laryngoscopy
Examples
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Four weeks later, a repeat laryngoscopy showed that her laryngeal lesions had completely resolved.
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Traditionally, this examination is done in the operating room by direct laryngoscopy and with either local or general anesthesia.
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One year postoperatively, findings on direct laryngoscopy were similar to those noted previously.
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The patient was scheduled for a laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, but left against medical advice prior to the procedures.
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All patients exhibited findings on laryngoscopy that were consistent with LPR.
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Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the region of the right vocal fold.
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Our examination by flexible laryngoscopy confirmed the bilateral vocal fold immobility (Figure 1).
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When evaluating dysphonia, laryngoscopy can easily identify mass lesions such as polyps, nodules, or cancer.
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With the patient under general anesthesia, direct laryngoscopy detected a reddish swelling of the left false vocal fold.
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Preoperative transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy of the vallecula demonstrates the exuberant hypertrophy of the lingual tonsils.
Academic text (2010)
Surface Forms
Morphology
laryngoscopy = larynx (opaque) = laryng + scopy
The term is specialized and not directly derivable from its components without specific medical knowledge.
Etymology
Laryngoscopy comes from larynx, meaning 'voice box' or 'throat', and -scopy, meaning 'to look', the same idea you see in telescope or microscope. So a laryngoscopy is literally a careful 'look' inside the larynx with a special tool.