endoscope

[ en-duh-skohp ]
/ ˈɛn dəˌskoʊp /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a slender, tubular optical instrument used as a viewing system for examining an inner part of the body and, with an attached instrument, for biopsy or surgery.

Origin of endoscope

First recorded in 1860–65; endo- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM endoscope

en·do·scop·ic [en-duh-skop-ik] /ˌɛn dəˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective en·dos·co·pist [en-dos-kuh-pist] /ɛnˈdɒs kə pɪst/, noun

Words nearby endoscope

endorse, endorsee, endorsement, endosalpingitis, endosarc, endoscope, endoscopic biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopy, endoskeleton, endosmosis

British Dictionary definitions for endoscope

endoscope
/ (ˈɛndəʊˌskəʊp) /

noun

a long slender medical instrument used for examining the interior of hollow organs including the lung, stomach, bladder, and bowel

Derived forms of endoscope

endoscopic (ˌɛndəʊˈskɒpɪk), adjective endoscopist (ɛnˈdɒskəpɪst), noun endoscopy, noun

Medical definitions for endoscope

endoscope
[ ĕn′də-skōp′ ]

n.

An instrument for examining visually the interior of a bodily canal or hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach.

Other words from endoscope

en′do•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for endoscope

endoscope
[ ĕn′də-skōp′ ]

A medical instrument used for visual examination of the interior of a body cavity or a hollow organ such as the colon, bladder, or stomach. It is a rigid or flexible tube fitted with lenses, a fiber-optic light source, and often a probe, forceps, suction device, or other apparatus for examination or retrieval of tissue.

Other words from endoscope

endoscopy noun (ĕn-dŏs′kə-pē)