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cys⋅to⋅scope

[sis-tuh-skohp]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
a slender, cylindrical instrument for examining the interior of the urinary bladder and for the introduction of medication therein.

Origin:
1885–90; cysto- + -scope


cys⋅to⋅scop⋅ic [sis-tuh-skop-ik] , adjective
cys⋅tos⋅co⋅pist [si-stos-kuh-pist] , noun
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cys·to·scope   (sĭs'tə-skōp')   
n.  A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter.
cys'to·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj., cys·tos'co·py (sĭ-stŏs'kə-pē) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1cys·to·scope
Pronunciation: 'sis-t&-"skOp
Function: noun
: a medical instrument for the visual examination of theurinary bladder and the passage of instruments under visual control —cys·to·scop·ic /"sis-t&-'skäp-ik/ adjectivecys·tos·co·pist /sis-'täs-k&-p&st/ noun

Main Entry: 2cystoscope
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -scoped; -scop·ing
: to examine (as a patient) with a cystoscope
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Medical Dictionary

cystoscope cys·to·scope (sĭs'tə-skōp')
n.
A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter. Also called lithoscope.


cys'to·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.

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