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fetoscope

fetoscope

7.9
A thin tube with light and camera inserted into the womb to see the fetus
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛtəˌskoʊp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fetoscopio
  • During fetal surgery, the surgeon inserted a fetoscope to inspect the fetus directly.

Examples

  • The team used a small-diameter fetoscope to perform minimally invasive repair of the fetal membrane.

  • Residents practiced navigating a fetoscope through an artificial uterus model during simulation training.

  • The fetoscope is essential for certain fetal surgeries.

  • A fetoscope can provide clear images of the fetus.

  • During fetal surgery, the surgeon inserted a fetoscope to visualize the fetus and assess its condition.

  • The team successfully navigated the fetoscope to conduct a minimally invasive procedure on the fetus.

  • Using a fetoscope allowed the doctors to gather important information about the fetus's health during the operation.

Synonyms

endoscope
vsfetoscope
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A long thin medical tube with a light and camera that doctors use to see inside the body

is limited to uterine use to see and help operate on the fetus
fiberscope
vsfetoscope
  • Specialized
7.8

A long flexible tube with a light and camera that doctors use to look inside the body

is specialized for insertion into the uterus to view and assist fetal surgery

Surface Forms

fetoscope singular
fetoscopes plural

Morphology

fetoscope = scope (semi-transparent) = feto + scope

The structure is clear, but the sense is a specialized medical term whose exact procedural use is not directly inferable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Fetoscope joins feto- ('unborn baby') and -scope ('to look' or 'see'), like endoscope or microscope. So, in medicine a fetoscope can be a tiny tube with a light and camera that is put into the womb to see the baby or to help with small operations before birth.