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laryngoscopy

laryngoscopy

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An examination of the voice box using a thin tube with a light to look at the vocal cords
  • noun
  • /ləˌrɪŋˈɡɒskəpi/
  • Specialized
: laringoscopia
  • The doctor performed a laryngoscopy to examine the patient's vocal cords more closely.
  • direct laryngoscopy
  • fiberoptic laryngoscopy
  • indirect laryngoscopy

Examples

  • Four weeks later, a repeat laryngoscopy showed that her laryngeal lesions had completely resolved.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Traditionally, this examination is done in the operating room by direct laryngoscopy and with either local or general anesthesia.

    Academic text (2006)
  • One year postoperatively, findings on direct laryngoscopy were similar to those noted previously.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The patient was scheduled for a laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy, but left against medical advice prior to the procedures.

    Academic text (1996)
  • All patients exhibited findings on laryngoscopy that were consistent with LPR.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the region of the right vocal fold.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Our examination by flexible laryngoscopy confirmed the bilateral vocal fold immobility (Figure 1).

    Academic text (2006)
  • When evaluating dysphonia, laryngoscopy can easily identify mass lesions such as polyps, nodules, or cancer.

    Academic text (2012)
  • With the patient under general anesthesia, direct laryngoscopy detected a reddish swelling of the left false vocal fold.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Preoperative transnasal fiberoptic laryngoscopy of the vallecula demonstrates the exuberant hypertrophy of the lingual tonsils.

    Academic text (2010)

Surface Forms

laryngoscopy singular

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.