Rhinoscopy

2 definitions found

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

  Rhinoscopy \Rhi*nos"co*py\, n. [Rhino- + -scopy.] (Physiol.)
     The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares,
     etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the
     pharynx.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rhinoscopy
       n : examination of the nasal passages (either through the
           anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the
           nasopharynx)