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RHINOSCOPY
rhinoscopy
(noun) examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rhinoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural rhinoscopies)
(medicine) examination of the nasal passages using an endoscope or speculum; nasal endoscopy
Source: Wiktionary
Rhi*nos"co*py, n. Etym: [Rhino- + -scopy.] (Physiol.)
Definition: The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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