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Gastroscopy

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gas·tro·scope  (gstr-skp)
n.
An endoscope that is inserted through the mouth and used for examining the interior of the stomach.

gastro·scopic (-skpk) adj.
gas·trosco·pist (g-strsk-pst) n.
gas·trosco·py (-k-p) n.
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Noun1.gastroscopy - visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

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If possible, lead objects could be removed from the GI tract by gastroscopy or colonoscopy.
Flexible gastroscopy revealed that the spoon was lodged in the gastric body (figure, A).
He was about to be flown to Darwin for a gastroscopy, when one of the doctors suggested he sip coca-cola.
 
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