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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Examination of the nasal passages by means of a speculum or similar instrument.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The inspection of the nares with a rhinoscope from behind (posterior rhinoscopy), or with a nasal speculum from in front (anterior rhinoscopy).

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol.) The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun medicine examination of the nasal passages using an endoscope or speculum; nasal endoscopy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx)

Etymologies

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rhino- + -scopy

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