pharyngoscope

[ fuh-ring-guh-skohp ]
/ fəˈrɪŋ gəˌskoʊp /

noun

an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.

Origin of pharyngoscope

First recorded in 1865–70; pharyngo- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM pharyngoscope

pha·ryn·go·scop·ic [fuh-ring-guh-skop-ik] /fəˌrɪŋ gəˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective phar·yn·gos·co·pist [far-ing-gos-kuh-pist] /ˌfær ɪŋˈgɒs kə pɪst/, noun

Words nearby pharyngoscope

pharyngoperistole, pharyngoplasty, pharyngoplegia, pharyngorhinitis, pharyngoscleroma, pharyngoscope, pharyngoscopy, pharyngospasm, pharyngostenosis, pharyngotomy, pharynx

British Dictionary definitions for pharyngoscope

pharyngoscope
/ (fəˈrɪŋɡəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a medical instrument for examining the pharynx

Derived forms of pharyngoscope

pharyngoscopic (fəˌrɪŋɡəˈskɒpɪk), adjective pharyngoscopy (ˌfærɪŋˈɡɒskəpɪ), noun

Medical definitions for pharyngoscope

pharyngoscope
[ fə-rĭng′gə-skōp′ ]

n.

An instrument used in examining the pharynx.

Other words from pharyngoscope

phar′yn•gos′co•py (făr′ĭn-gŏs′kə-pē, făr′ĭng-) n.