cystoscope

[ sis-tuh-skohp ]
/ ˈsɪs təˌskoʊp /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a slender, cylindrical instrument for examining the interior of the urinary bladder and for the introduction of medication therein.

Origin of cystoscope

First recorded in 1885–90; cysto- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM cystoscope

cys·to·scop·ic [sis-tuh-skop-ik] /ˌsɪs təˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective cys·tos·co·pist [si-stos-kuh-pist] /sɪˈstɒs kə pɪst/, noun

Words nearby cystoscope

cystopyelonephritis, cystorectostomy, cystorrhaphy, cystorrhea, cystosarcoma, cystoscope, cystoscopic urography, cystoscopy, cystostaxis, cystostomy, cystotome

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British Dictionary definitions for cystoscope

cystoscope
/ (ˈsɪstəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a slender tubular medical instrument for examining the interior of the urethra and urinary bladder

Derived forms of cystoscope

cystoscopic (ˌsɪstəˈskɒpɪk), adjective cystoscopy (sɪsˈtɒskəpɪ), noun

Medical definitions for cystoscope

cystoscope
[ sĭs′tə-skōp′ ]

n.

A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter. lithoscope

Other words from cystoscope

cys′to•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.