rhinoscope

rhinoscope
A small mirror attached at a suitable angle to a rodlike handle, used in posterior rhinoscopy and nasopharyngoscopy.

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rhi·no·scope 'rī-nə-.skōp n an instrument (as an endoscope) for examining the cavities and passages of the nose called also nasoscope

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rhi·no·scope (riґno-skōp) [rhino- + -scope] an instrument used in nasal examinations; various types of specula and endoscopes may be used. Called also nasoscope.

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