laryngoscope
noun[C]
medicalspecializeduk/ləˈrɪŋ.ɡə.skəʊp/us/ləˈrɪŋ.ɡə.skoʊp/adeviceforexaminingthelarynx(= theorgancontainingthemusclesthatcreatethehumanvoiceoranimalsounds), or for putting atubeinto thethroat:
喉镜,检喉镜A laryngoscope is used toexposetheepiglottis.用喉镜来查看会厌。
- Thebreathingtubeis usuallyintroducedwith theassistanceof aninstrumentcalled a laryngoscope.
- The laryngoscope must beinsertedgentlybut withfirmmanipulationwhenrequired.
- Thesorenessisprobablyrelatedto use of the laryngoscope, theinstrumentused byyouranaesthetisttoseewhere toplacethetube.
- One of themaincomplicationswhen using a laryngoscope isdentaldamageto the patient'supperteeth.
Medical & surgical equipment
- bioprinting
- bougie
- cannula
- catheterization
- catheterize
- defibrillator
- drip
- ECG
- electrocardiogram
- inhaler
- iron lung
- kidney machine
- lancet
- needle exchange
- puffer
- radiograph
- retinaculum
- safety blanket
- sterilizer
- thermometer