rhinoscopy

British  

/ ˌraɪnəʊˈskɒpɪk, raɪˈnɒskəpɪ /

noun

1. med examination of the nasal passages, esp with a special instrument called a rhinoscope ( ˈraɪnəʊˌskəʊp )

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Other Word Forms

• rhinoscopic adjective

Example Sentences

The tumour can usually be seen on examination with the nasal speculum or by posterior rhinoscopy, and its size and limits may be recognised by digital examination.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

A diagnosis should never be made from the symptoms alone; an attempt must be made to examine the naso-pharynx by posterior rhinoscopy and by digital examination.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The removal of the middle turbinated bone permits of inspection of the ostium sphenoidale by anterior rhinoscopy, and pus may be seen escaping from the orifice.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Further evidence of its source in the last-named cavities may be gained by finding pus in the superior meatus above the middle turbinal on examination by posterior rhinoscopy.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

A considerable area of the anterior part of the nasal septum is also visible by anterior rhinoscopy, and between it and the middle turbinal is a narrow chink—the olfactory sulcus.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander