Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laryngoscopy

/lˌɑɹɪnɡˈɔskoʊpˌi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
laryn-goscopy
IPA
/lˌɑɹɪnɡˈɔskoʊpˌi/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope.

Etymology

Etymology tree English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English laryngoscopy From laryngo- + -scopy.

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Questions

How do you pronounce laryngoscopy?
The recorded pronunciation is /lˌɑɹɪnɡˈɔskoʊpˌi/.
What does laryngoscopy mean?
The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope.
Where does laryngoscopy come from?
Etymology tree English laryngo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English laryngoscopy From laryngo- + -scopy.

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