RHINOSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rhinoscope mean? 

• RHINOSCOPE (noun)
  The noun RHINOSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)

  Familiarity information: RHINOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHINOSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rhinoscope" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

 Context examples 

Examination of the inside of the nose using a nasoscope (or rhinoscope).

(Nasoscopy, NCI Dictionary)

Also called rhinoscope.

(Nasoscope, NCI Dictionary)