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gastroscope definition

gas·tro·scope (gas′trə skōp′)

noun

a fiber-optic endoscope inserted through the mouth for visually inspecting the inside of the stomach

Etymology: gastro- + -scope

Related Forms:

  • gastroscopic gas′·tro·scop′ic (-skäp′ik) adjective
  • gastroscopist gas·tros′·co·pist (gas träs′kə pist) noun
  • gastroscopy gas·tros′·copy (gas träs′kə pē) noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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