gastroscope
- noun
- /ˈɡæstəˌskoʊp/
- Specialized
:
gastroscopio
- The doctor used a gastroscope to check for ulcers in the patient's stomach.
Examples
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Before the procedure begins, the nurse prepares the gastroscope for the examination.
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Advances in gastroscope technology have made stomach examinations much less invasive.
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The doctor used a gastroscope to check for ulcers.
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Have you ever had a gastroscope examination?
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Before the procedure begins, the nurse prepares the gastroscope for the examination.
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The doctor used a gastroscope to check for ulcers in the patient's stomach.
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Advances in gastroscope technology have made stomach examinations much less invasive.
How Invasive
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
2
5.3
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
7.2
- Specialized
24
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
gastroscope = gastro + scope
The structure is a clear classical combination meaning 'stomach' + 'instrument for viewing', but it is a specialized medical term rather than an everyday transparent English compound.
Etymology
Gastroscope is made of gastro- meaning 'stomach' and -scope meaning 'to look'. Like microscope and telescope, a gastroscope is a tool to 'look at the stomach'.