Laryngoscope

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laryngoscope \La*ryn"go*scope\, n. [Larynx + -scope.]
     1. (Surg.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two
        mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for
        examining its image. [Archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Med.) A type of endoscope having a light source and
        lenses, permitting theviewing of a magnified image of the
        larynx. It may be flexible or rigid.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laryngoscope
       n : a medical instrument for examining the larynx