Look up: endoscopy

1. endoscopy
   [n] - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
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2. Endoscopy
   An examination of the inside of the digestive system. Usually used to look at the oesophagus, stomach, duodenum and gall bladder. See Digestive system.
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3. Endoscopy
   A procedure which uses an endoscope, a small fibre-optic tube, to look inside the body.
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4. Endoscopy
   a technique using an endoscope to view images of the body's internal structures through very small incisions
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5. Endoscopy
   Our Endoscopy Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Endoscopy Endoscopy: Endoscopy is a broad term used to described examining the inside of the body using an lighted, flexible instrument called an endoscope. In general, an endoscope is introduced into the body...
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6. endoscopy
   visual examination of interior structures of the body with an endoscope Category: Medicine
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7. Endoscopy
   visual survey using specialised equipment such as fibre optics, which allows sight of areas usually innacessable to the surveyor.
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8. Endoscopy
   The use of a medical instrument for visually examining an inner part of the body.
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9. Endoscopy
   En·dos'co·py noun (Medicine) The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.
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10. endoscopy
    <procedure> The visual inspection of any cavity of the body by means of an endoscope. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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11. endoscopy
    noun visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
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12. endoscopy
    (en-dos´kә-pe) visual examination of interior structures of the body with an endoscope. adj., endoscop´ic., adj. capsule endoscopy inspection of the digestive tract by means of swallowed video camera that acquires images as it is propelled through the digestive sys...
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13. Endoscopy
    • (n.) The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.
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14. endoscopy
    medical examination of the interior of the body, usually through a natural body opening, by the insertion of a flexible, lighted optical shaft or ... [4 related articles]
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15. endoscopy
    visual inspection of any cavity of the body by means of an endoscope.
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16. Endoscopy
    Endoscopy is the examination of internal parts of the body using special instruments known as endoscopes. The simplest method of instrumental examination is that employed for the anal canal and rectum. A 'speculum' (proctoscope) which is in fact a simple tube with a handle, is introduced through the...
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17. endoscopy
    Type: Term Pronunciation: en-dos′kŏ-pē Definitions: 1. Examination of the interior of a canal or hollow viscus by means of a special instrument, such as an endoscope. See: endoscope
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18. endoscopy
    Examination of internal organs or tissues by an instrument allowing direct vision. An endoscope is equipped with an eyepiece, lenses, and its own light source to illuminate the field of vision. The endoscope used to examine the digestive tract is a flexible fibreoptic instrument swallowed by the pat...
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19. ENDOSCOPY
    Procedure wherein tubelike viewing apparatus (an endoscope) is inserted into an orifice or body cavity, for the purpose of examining the internal portions of that cavity or a hollow organ
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20. Endoscopy
    A test to look at part of the inside of the body - for example the stomach or the oesophagus (gullet). A thin, flexible instrument called an endoscope is used for this. X-ray pictures and samples of tissue (biopsies) can also be taken.
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21. endoscopy
    A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the inside of the body. An endoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease.
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22. Endoscopy
    ), an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most other medical imaging devices, endoscopes are inserted directly into the organ. Endoscopy can also refer to using a borescope in technical situations where direct line of-sight observation is not feasi...
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