endoscopy
7
5.8
- noun
- /ɛnˈdɒskəpi/
- Specialized
:
endoscopia
- I'm supposed to get an endoscopy tomorrow morning.
- nasal endoscopy
- rigid endoscopy
- fiberoptic endoscopy
Then I had to go and do a endoscopy as well, and luckily they found it was nothing.
- Then I had to go and do a endoscopy as well, and luckily they found it was nothing.
- So they did an endoscopy before Christmas, if I remember, or maybe it was early January.
Examples
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Patients with hypovolemic shock have endoscopy as soon as they are resuscitated.
Academic text (1995) -
We thank the medical and nursing staff at the Endoscopy Centre of the Prince of Wales Hospital.
Academic text (1995) -
So they did an endoscopy before Christmas, if I remember, or maybe it was early January.
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And I thought I'd start with this video, which is a actual endoscopy of a patient.
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Written informed consent for procedures was obtained from all patients before endoscopy and biopsy.
Academic text (2012) -
The patient was taken to the operating room emergently, and nasal endoscopy was performed.
Academic text (1995) -
Anterior rhinoscopy and nasal endoscopy were performed on all patients before enrollment.
Academic text (2008) -
Good otolaryngologic endoscopy relies on surgeons receiving clear, bright images from relatively small-diameter endoscopes.
Academic text (2005) -
Findings on anterior rhinoscopy, oral cavity examination, and flexible fiberoptic nasal endoscopy were normal in all 3 children.
Academic text (2004) -
The doctor recommended an endoscopy to examine the patient's digestive tract for any abnormalities.
How Invasive
273
3.7
- Specialized
3
7.2
- Archaic
- Specialized
7
5.8
- Specialized
1
4.1
- US
49
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word endoscopy comes from Greek parts: endo- meaning 'inside' and -scopy meaning 'to look'. Think of telescope and microscope, which use the same 'to look' part. An endoscopy is a doctor's way to 'look inside' the body.