laryngoscope
noun
la·ryn·go·scope
lə-ˈriŋ-gə-ˌskōp 
-ˈrin-jə-
-ˈrin-jə-
: an endoscope for examining the interior of the larynx
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Non-experts placed the tube in an average of 21 seconds, less than half the time needed with advanced video laryngoscopes.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Standard intubation tools require clinicians to lift this flap using a rigid metal laryngoscope.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Your doctor may want to use a laryngoscope, a camera on a thin tube placed down your throat, to examine your voice box and determine if postnasal drip or something else is causing your symptoms, Cho says.
—Sarah Klein, Time, 13 May 2025
At the head of the bed, using a laryngoscope, a steel tool with a light at its end, a nurse anesthetist guided a tube almost 9 inches into the patient’s windpipe.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2020
The video shows Kenneth Remy, a critical care physician, fully dressed in personal protective equipment, looking down into the camera while holding a laryngoscope and an endotracheal tube — tools used in the intubation process.
—NBC News, 25 Nov. 2020
The laryngoscope is removed and the tube is taped to the side of the face.
—USA Today, 10 Apr. 2020
Major hospitals such as Raja’s have disposable tips for their video laryngoscopes, allowing them to be quickly cleaned.
—Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2020
Studies have shown that video laryngoscopes help with successful placement of breathing tubes at a shorter time compared with the conventional methods.
—Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 June 2018
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Standard intubation tools require clinicians to lift this flap using a rigid metal laryngoscope.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Your doctor may want to use a laryngoscope, a camera on a thin tube placed down your throat, to examine your voice box and determine if postnasal drip or something else is causing your symptoms, Cho says.
—Sarah Klein, Time, 13 May 2025
At the head of the bed, using a laryngoscope, a steel tool with a light at its end, a nurse anesthetist guided a tube almost 9 inches into the patient’s windpipe.
—Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 6 Dec. 2020
The video shows Kenneth Remy, a critical care physician, fully dressed in personal protective equipment, looking down into the camera while holding a laryngoscope and an endotracheal tube — tools used in the intubation process.
—NBC News, 25 Nov. 2020
The laryngoscope is removed and the tube is taped to the side of the face.
—USA Today, 10 Apr. 2020
Major hospitals such as Raja’s have disposable tips for their video laryngoscopes, allowing them to be quickly cleaned.
—Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2020
Studies have shown that video laryngoscopes help with successful placement of breathing tubes at a shorter time compared with the conventional methods.
—Naseem S. Miller, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 June 2018
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“Laryngoscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laryngoscope. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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laryngoscope
noun
la·ryn·go·scope
lə-ˈriŋ-gə-ˌskōp also -ˈrin-jə-
: an endoscope for visually examining the interior of the larynx
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