laryngoscope etymology

English word laryngoscope comes from English -scope, English laryngo- (Of the throat or larynx.)

Detailed word origin of laryngoscope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scope English (eng) Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
laryngo- English (eng) Of the throat or larynx.
laryngoscope English (eng) An endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx.

Words with the same origin as laryngoscope

Descendants of -scope
Teslascope angioscope antroscope bioscope chromascope cymoscope embryoscope endoscope finderscope fluoroscopically hydroscope hypnoscope kaleidoscope leucoscope nightscope oscilloscope periscope pharyngoscope polemoscope pseudoscope spectroscope spectroscopic binary spiroscope thermoscopic
Descendants of laryngo-
chondrolaryngoplasty laryngocele laryngofissure laryngograph laryngographic laryngologic laryngology laryngomalacia laryngoparalysis laryngopharynx laryngophony laryngoplasty laryngoplegia laryngorrhoea laryngoscopy laryngospasm laryngospastic laryngostroboscope laryngotome laryngotracheal laryngotracheobronchitis laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis laryngotracheotomy otorhinolaryngologist otorhinolaryngology