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hysteroscopy

hysteroscopy

1 7.4
A doctor looks inside the womb using a thin tube with a camera passed through the vagina
  • noun
  • /ˌhɪstəˈrɒskəpi/
  • Specialized
: histeroscopia
  • The specialist recommended a hysteroscopy to get a clearer view of the patient's uterine health.

But she said because of like like symptoms and stuff, she also wanted to do a hysteroscopy, which is where they go up the other part as well.

Examples

  • During the procedure, the doctor used a hysteroscopy to examine the lining of the uterus for any abnormalities.

  • All women with atypical hyperplasia had their endometrium assessed by hysteroscopy, with further endometrial biopsy and, in some instances, pelvic ultrasound scanning.

    Academic text (2002)

  • But she said because of like like symptoms and stuff, she also wanted to do a hysteroscopy, which is where they go up the other part as well.

    Emily Norris

  • And a hysteroscopy?

    Real Playing Game (2013)

  • A hysteroscopy can help diagnose issues such as fibroids or polyps inside the uterus.

Synonyms

endoscopy
vshysteroscopy
  • Specialized
7 5.8

A medical test that uses a thin tube with a light and camera to look inside the body

is the specific procedure for examining the uterus through the vagina

Surface Forms

hysteroscopy singular
hysteroscopies plural

Morphology

hysteroscopy = hysteroscope (opaque) = hystero + scopy

Both combining forms ('hystero-' and '-scopy') are specialized medical Greek morphemes that are not likely known to a B1 learner, so the meaning is not transparently derivable from common English vocabulary.

Etymology

The word hysteroscopy comes from two Greek parts: hystero- meaning 'uterus' and -scopy meaning 'to look', just like in microscope or telescope. So a hysteroscopy is 'looking into the uterus' with a small scope, which explains why it is a medical exam of the inside of the uterus.