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(en′dō skōp′, -də-)

noun

an instrument for examining visually the inside of a hollow organ or cavity of the body, as the bladder or rectum

Origin: endo- + -scope

Related Forms:

endoscopic adjective
endoscopy noun

See endoscope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Related Forms:

enˌdo·scopˈic (-skŏpˈĭk) adjective

enˌdo·scopˈic·al·ly adverb

en·dosˈco·py (ĕn-dŏsˈkə-pē) noun

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