Definition of Rhinoscopy

1. Noun. Examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx).

Generic synonyms: Examination, Scrutiny

Definition of Rhinoscopy

1. n. The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx.

Definition of Rhinoscopy

1. Noun. (medicine) examination of the nasal passages using an endoscope or speculum; nasal endoscopy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rhinoscopy

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Medical Definition of Rhinoscopy

1. The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc, by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx. Origin: Rhino- + -scopy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhinoscopy

rhinorrhagias
rhinorrhea
rhinorrheas
rhinorrhoea
rhinorrhœa
rhinos
rhinosalpingitis
rhinoscleroma
rhinoscleromas
rhinoscope
rhinoscopes
rhinoscopic
rhinoscopies
rhinoscopist
rhinoscopists
rhinoscopy (current term)
rhinosinusitis
rhinosporidiosis
rhinosporidium
rhinostenosis
rhinotillexomania
rhinotomy
rhinotracheitis
rhinovirus
rhinoviruses
rhipidium
rhipidoglossa
rhipipter
rhipipteran

Literary usage of Rhinoscopy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Diseases of the Nose, Throat, and Ear by Edward Baldwin Gleason (1918)
"Anterior rhinoscopy is the inspection of the anterior nares through the nostrils, and posterior rhinoscopy is the inspection of the vault of the pharynx and ..."

2. Essentials of refraction and the diseases of the eye by Edward Jackson (1894)
"rhinoscopy. Rhinology is the art of seeing, and knowing what you see in the nose. ... rhinoscopy is the ait of inspecting the nasal cavities, ..."

3. The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of (1866)
"Its value, however, will be much more appreciated in connection with the practice of rhinoscopy than with that of laryngoscopy. ..."

4. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technic: A Manual of Practical Procedures by Albert Sidney Morrow (1921)
"rhinoscopy Inspection of the interior of the nose may be performed by anterior ... In anterior rhinoscopy the examination is made through the anterior nares ..."

5. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technic: A Manual of Practical Procedures by Albert Sidney Morrow (1911)
"rhinoscopy. Inspection of the interior of the nose may be performed by ... In anterior rhinoscopy the examination is made through the anterior nares with ..."

6. The Throat and Nose, and Their Diseases by Lennox Browne (1890)
"rhinoscopy, or investigation of the upper pharynx and the interior of the nose, ... Anterior rhinoscopy.—Much information as to the condition of the nasal ..."

7. Essentials of the Diseases of the Ear: Arranged in the Form of Questions and by Edward Baldwin Gleason (1902)
"What is rhinoscopy? rhinoscopy is the art of inspecting the nasal cavities, and may be divided into anterior and posterior rhinoscopy. ..."

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