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fiberscope

fiberscope

7.8
A long flexible tube with a light and camera that doctors use to look inside the body
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪbərˌskoʊp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fibroscopio
  • During the surgery, the team relied on a fiberscope to locate the issue within the patient's organs.

Examples

  • The soft palate did not contract during the passage of a flexible fiberscope, excluding palatal myoclonus.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The doctor used a fiberscope to examine the patient's throat for any abnormalities.

  • With the help of a fiberscope, the specialist was able to clearly visualize the inside of the patient's lungs.

Synonyms

endoscope
vsfiberscope
  • Specialized
2 5.3

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

is specifically an optical instrument that uses fiber optics to view inside organs

How Flexible

fiberscope
  • Specialized
7.8
endoscope
  • Specialized
2 5.3

Surface Forms

fiberscope singular
fiberscopes plural

Morphology

fiberscope = fiber + scope (semi-transparent) = fiber + scope

The word is built from recognizable parts, but the specialized medical meaning depends on the technical sense of fiber optics rather than a fully literal everyday combination.

Etymology

Fiberscope comes from fiber (meaning 'thread' and now used for thin glass 'threads' that carry light) and scope (as in microscope and telescope, meaning 'to look'). So a fiberscope is a flexible tool made of glass 'threads' that lets doctors 'look' inside the body.