orolaryngeal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s Proto-Italic *ōs Latin ōsder. English oro- Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. Latin larynx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus New Latin laryngeus English -al English laryngeal English orolaryngeal From oro- + laryngeal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to the mouth and the larynx
Two routes are open to the physician for introducing remedial fluids into the trachea and bronchi: (1) The natural or orolaryngeal route, which is the one most commonly employed. (2) The artificial or external route, which consists in reaching the trachea through a puncture made in the cervical region.
1922, G. Laurens, Alfred Martinet, translated by Louis T. de M. Sajous, Clinical Therapeutics, second edition, volume 1, Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, translation of original in French, Part II. Commonly Employed Therapeutic Procedures. VI. Procedures Relating to the Respiratory Tract. I. Upper Respiratory Passages. 6. Intratracheal Injections, page 642: