Definition of Endoscopy

1. Noun. Visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope.

Generic synonyms: Examination, Scrutiny
Specialized synonyms: Celioscopy, Colonoscopy, Culdoscopy, Gastroscopy, Hysteroscopy, Proctoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy
Derivative terms: Endoscopic

Definition of Endoscopy

1. n. The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.

Definition of Endoscopy

1. Noun. (medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope ¹

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Definition of Endoscopy

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Medical Definition of Endoscopy

1. The visual inspection of any cavity of the body by means of an endoscope. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endoscopy

endosalpingiosis
endosalpingitis
endosalpinx
endosarc
endosarcs
endoscopes
endoscopic
endoscopic biopsy
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
endoscopically
endoscopies
endoscopist
endoscopists
endoscopy (current term)
endoskeletal
endoskeletally
endoskeleton
endoskeletons
endosmometer
endosmometers
endosmometric
endosmos
endosmoses
endosmosis
endosmosmic
endosmotic
endosomal
endosomally

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