pharyngoscope etymology

English word pharyngoscope comes from English -scope, English pharyngo- (Relating to the pharynx.)

Detailed word origin of pharyngoscope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scope English (eng) Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
pharyngo- English (eng) Relating to the pharynx.
pharyngoscope English (eng) An instrument used to examine the pharynx.

Words with the same origin as pharyngoscope

Descendants of -scope
Teslascope angioscope antroscope bioscope chromascope cymoscope embryoscope endoscope finderscope fluoroscopically hydroscope hypnoscope kaleidoscope laryngoscope leucoscope nightscope oscilloscope periscope polemoscope pseudoscope spectroscope spectroscopic binary spiroscope thermoscopic
Descendants of pharyngo-
pharyngalgia pharyngobranchial pharyngoconjunctival pharyngocutaneous pharyngodynia pharyngoepiglottic pharyngoesophageal pharyngogastric pharyngoglottal pharyngojejunal pharyngolaryngeal pharyngolaryngitis pharyngologic pharyngological pharyngologist pharyngology pharyngomaxillary pharyngomycosis pharyngonasal pharyngoplasty pharyngostomy pharyngotonsillitis pharyngotympanic