endoscopy
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en·do·scope
(ĕn′də-skōp′)n.
A slender, tubular instrument, such as an arthroscope or laparoscope, that is inserted into a body cavity or part for the purpose of visual examination, diagnosis, or surgical treatment.
en′do·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.
en′do·scop′ic·al·ly adv.
en·dos′co·py (ĕn-dŏs′kə-pē) n.
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endoscopy
Examination of the internal organs (usually the esophagus and stomach) for diagnostic or surgical purposes using a thin illuminated instrument (endoscope). Endoscopy for other procedures uses specific names, e.g., laparoscopy, sigmoidoscopy.
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| Noun | 1. | endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) celioscopy - endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall colonoscopy - visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation culdoscopy - endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina gastroscopy - visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus hysteroscopy - visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina proctoscopy - visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope flexible sigmoidoscopy, sigmoidoscopy - visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps |
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endoscopy
n → Endoskopie f
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en·dos·co·py
n. endoscopía, examen visual interior hecho con el endoscopio.
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endoscopy
n (pl -pies) endoscopia; capsule — endoscopia capsular; upper — endoscopia digestiva alta, esofagogastroduodenoscopiaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.