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LARYNGOSCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does laryngoscope mean?
• LARYNGOSCOPE (noun)
The noun LARYNGOSCOPE has 1 sense:
1. a medical instrument for examining the larynx
Familiarity information: LARYNGOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medical instrument for examining the larynx
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("laryngoscope" is a kind of...):
medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)
Context examples
Examination of the larynx (voice box) with a mirror (indirect laryngoscopy) or with a laryngoscope (direct laryngoscopy).
(Laryngoscopy, NCI Dictionary)
A laryngoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.
(Laryngoscope, NCI Dictionary)
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