Meaning | A long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery. |
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Narrower | arthroscope | A type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination |
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colonoscope | An elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum |
culdoscope | A specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs |
gastroscope | A type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach |
laparoscope | A slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery |
proctoscope | An endoscope for examining the rectum |
sigmoidoscope, flexible sigmoidoscope | An endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon |
Broader | medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
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Spanish | endoscopio |
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Catalan | endoscopi |
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Adjectives | endoscopic | of or relating to endoscopy |
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