laryngobronchoscopy
English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from laryngo- + bronchoscopy = laryngo- + broncho + -scopy.
Noun
laryngobronchoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural laryngobronchoscopies)
- Endoscopic examination of the respiratory tract from the larynx to the bronchi (thus viewing the larynx, trachea, and bronchi).
Synonyms
- laryngotracheobronchoscopy
Coordinate terms
- bronchoscopy (not always precisely differentiated; the endoscope has to pass through the larynx and trachea to get to the bronchi)