gastroscopy
1
7.5
- noun
- /ɡæˈstrɒskəpi/
- Specialized
- During the gastroscopy, the specialist found signs of inflammation in my stomach lining.
Examples
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After the gastroscopy, the physician explained the findings to me in detail.
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I'd like to schedule the gastroscopy as soon as possible.
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A gastroscopy.
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Gastroscopy demonstrated an ulcerated tumor located in the large curvature of the stomach.
Academic text (2001) -
I've got a family history of oesophageal cancer (dad, dead at 51) and colon cancer too (brother, dead at 41), and I've just had my double-ender (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) recently.
Blog text (9) -
The doctor recommended a gastroscopy to investigate the cause of my stomach pain.
Synonyms
7
5.8
A medical test that uses a thin tube with a light and camera to look inside the body
How Invasive
- Specialized
1
3.8
- Specialized
2
7.2
- Specialized
1
7.5
- Specialized
105
4.1
- US
89
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
gastroscopy = gastro + scop + y
This is a specialized medical term built from classical combining forms meaning 'stomach' and 'visual examination', which an average B1 learner is unlikely to know well enough to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Gastroscopy comes from Greek parts gastro- meaning 'stomach' and -scopy meaning 'to look', like in microscope. So a gastroscopy is literally a 'looking into the stomach', which is why the name refers to the medical test that checks the inside of the stomach.