autolaryngoscopyn.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)larᵻŋˈɡɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˌɔdəlɛrənˈɡɑskəpi/, /ˌɔdoʊlɛrənˈɡɑskəpi/, /ˌɑdəlɛrənˈɡɑskəpi/, /ˌɑdoʊlɛrənˈɡɑskəpi/ Medicine. Now historical.
Originally: examination of one's own larynx by means of a laryngoscope. In later use also: direct examination of the larynx of a patient (using a laryngoscope without a mirror). Cf. autoscopy n. 1.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments
abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1860 Med. Times & Gaz. 5 May 455/1 An apparatus is figured, by which auto-laryngoscopy and demonstration can be combined.
1870 A. E. Durham in T. Holmes Syst. Surg. (ed. 2) IV. 527 They may be learnt by the careful study of a larynx removed from the body, or by auto-laryngoscopy, or by the examination of the larynx of some living subject.
1885 P. M'Bride tr. J. Gottstein Dis. Larynx 27 Practice on a phantom is instructive..but does not teach what mistakes are committed in introducing and holding the mirror, and for this reason we prefer autolaryngoscopy.
1914 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Apr. 864/2 The truth of this assertion is fully established by the progress made within recent years in the direct examination of the larynx, the trachea, the bronchi, the oesophagus, and the stomach... These methods are known as autolaryngoscopy, tracheo-bronchoscopy, and oesophagoscopy.
1996 R. Hurt Hist. Cardiothoracic Surg. Early Times iii. 52/1 (caption) Autolaryngoscopy, as described by Czermak.
Derivatives
ˌauto-laryngoˈscopic adj. rare of or relating to autolaryngoscopy.
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1862 Lancet 29 Nov. 589/1 The autolaryngoscopic demonstrations of Professor Czermak will, no doubt, be called to mind.
1934 Amer. Speech 9 309/1 Auto-laryngoscopic observations reveal the form of the glottis corresponding to each type of attack.
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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > using specific instrument
stethoscopist1828
auscultator1833
laryngoscopist1864
auto-laryngoscopist1865
gastroscopist1937
1865 Lancet 3 June 590/1 The bifurcation of the trachea or either of the bronchi can be seen in any case except that of some practised auto-laryngoscopist.
1872 J. S. Cohen Dis. Throat 35 The practice of the auto-laryngoscopist.
1885 M. P. James Laryngoscopy & Rhinoscopy (ed. 4) vii. 77 There are other reasons why the pupil should aim at being a good auto-laryngoscopist.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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