tracheoscopy

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noun

examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope

OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

nountracheoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural tracheoscopies)

plural tracheoscopies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineexamination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
  4. Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
  5. Late Latintrāchīa
  6. Medieval Latintrāchēa
  7. Englishtrachea
  8. Englishtracheo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  12. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  13. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  15. Englishtracheoscopy

From tracheo- + -scopy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tracheoscopy

colonoscopylaparoscopyabdominoscopyanoscopyanthroposcopyesophagogastroduodenoscopygonioscopyperitoneoscopyradioscopyretinoscopy
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APA

tracheoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheoscopy

MLA

“tracheoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheoscopy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tracheoscopy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tracheoscopy.

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