cystoscope

[sis-tuh-skohp]

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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cystoscope (ˈsɪstəˌskəʊp)
 
n
a slender tubular medical instrument for examining the interior of the urethra and urinary bladder
 
cystoscopic
 
adj
 
cystoscopy
 
n

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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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