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endoscopist

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en⋅do⋅scope

[en-duh-skohp]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
a slender, tubular optical instrument used as a viewing system for examining an inner part of the body and, with an attached instrument, for biopsy or surgery.

Origin:
1860–65; endo- + -scope


en⋅do⋅scop⋅ic [en-duh-skop-ik] , adjective
en⋅dos⋅co⋅pist [en-dos-kuh-pist] , noun
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Main Entry: en·do·scope
Pronunciation: 'en-d&-"skOp
Function: noun
: an instrument for visualizing the interior of a hollow organ (as therectum or urethra) —en·dos·co·py /en-'däs-k&-pE/ noun plural -pies

Main Entry: en·dos·co·pist
Pronunciation: en-'däs-k&-p&st
Function: noun
: a person trained in the use of the endoscope
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endoscope en·do·scope (ěn'də-skōp')
n.
An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach.


en'do·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.

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