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gastroscope

[ gas-truh-skohp ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.


gastroscope

/ ɡæsˈtrɒskəpɪst; ˈɡæstrəˌskəʊp; ˌɡæstrəˈskɒpɪk /

noun

  1. a medical instrument for examining the interior of the stomach


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Derived Forms

  • gastroscopist, noun
  • gasˈtroscopy, noun
  • gastroscopic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • gas·tro·scop·ic [gas-tr, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gastroscope1

First recorded in 1885–90; gastro- + -scope

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