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noun

Laryngoscope n.

(Surg.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image. (Archaic)

(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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... throat before he left," she said. "Of course he had no laryngoscope with him, but he didn't need one, really. The vocal cords are all stretched—he said the specialists might help her and take away a great deal of the hoarseness, but that in his opinion she can never stand the strain of public singing ...

— Margarita's Soul - The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty • Ingraham Lovell

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