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kə noun, plural en·dos·co·pies.
an examination by means of an endoscope.
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endoscope (ˈɛndəʊˌskəʊp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a long slender medical instrument used for examining the interior of hollow organs including the lung, stomach, bladder, and bowel | |
| endoscopic | |
| —adj | |
| endoscopist | |
| —n | |
| en'doscopy | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
endoscopy en·dos·co·py (ěn-dŏs'kə-pē)
n.
Examination of the interior of a canal or hollow organ by means of an endoscope.
en·dos'co·pist n.
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Science Dictionary
| endoscope (ěn'də-skōp') Pronunciation Key
A medical instrument used for visual examination of the interior of a body cavity or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. It is a rigid or flexible tube fitted with lenses, a fiber-optic light source, and often a probe, forceps, suction device, or other apparatus for examination or retrieval of tissue. endoscopy noun (ěn-dŏs'kə-pē) |
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Example sentences
Gastrostomy feeding tube insertion is done in part using a procedure called endoscopy.
If your physician suspects the condition after a negative test result, he or she will follow-up with an endoscopy.
The gastric tissue biopsy sample is removed during an upper endoscopy.
Solid food, especially meat, can become stuck above the stricture and need endoscopy to remove it.
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