endoscope
2
5.3
- noun
- /ˈɛndəˌskoʊp/
- Specialized
:
endoscopio
- Finally, many middle ear structures can be visualized with endoscopes through a perforated tympanic membrane.
- a flexible endoscope
- a rigid endoscope
- a fiberoptic endoscope
Some colleagues of mine had this new fancy endoscope.
- Some colleagues of mine had this new fancy endoscope.
- The back there has got an endoscope which is no wider than the width of a human hair.
Examples
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Surgeons routinely use an endoscope to examine the interior of the patient's stomach during a procedure.
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Much has been written about the diagnostic role of endoscopes for examining the tympanic membrane and the ear canal.
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The back there has got an endoscope which is no wider than the width of a human hair.
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The MicroWick can still be placed if a laser and endoscope are not available.
Academic text (1999) -
The development of the flexible endoscope permanently changed the way we evaluate the tracheobronchial tree.
Academic text (2004) -
Smaller lesions can be excised through an endoscope, with or without the use of a laser.
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Next, the flexible endoscope is passed transnasally and positioned over the laryngeal inlet (Figure 1).
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Good otolaryngologic endoscopy relies on surgeons receiving clear, bright images from relatively small-diameter endoscopes.
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The doctor inserted an endoscope into the patient's throat to get a better view of the vocal cords.
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Using an endoscope, the physician was able to locate and remove the tumor from the patient's colon.
Synonyms
2
3.9
A tool doctors use to check, treat, or operate on patients
A long flexible tube with a light and camera that doctors use to look inside the body
How Complex
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
5.3
2
3.9
- Specialized
24
3.5
- Specialized
71
4.2
- Specialized
4
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
endoscope = endo + scope
This is a technical term built from scientific combining forms, but its specialized medical meaning is not directly recoverable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Endoscope comes from Greek parts endo- 'inside' and -scope 'to look', the same -scope in microscope and telescope. So an endoscope is a thin instrument that lets doctors 'look inside' the body to see or treat problems.