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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