noun
Meaning 1
An instrument used for viewing the interior of the larynx.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
laryngoscope
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
a medical instrument for examining the larynx
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medical instrument
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English laryngoscope From laryngo- + -scope.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 喉镜 (hóujìng) — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Finnish: laryngoskooppi — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- French: laryngoscope — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Hindi: कंठदर्शी (kaṇṭhdarśī) — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Ido: laringoskopo — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Indonesian: laringoskop — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Irish: laraingeascóp — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Italian: laringoscopio — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Polish: laryngoskop — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Russian: ларингоско́п (laringoskóp) — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx
- Turkish: laringoskop — endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx