endoscope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛndəʊˌskəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′də skōp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•do•scope  (en′də skōp′),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
  1. Medicinea 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.
  • 1860–65; endo- + -scope
en•do•scop•ic  (en′də skop′ik),USA pronunciation adj.  en•dos•co•pist  (en dos′kə pist),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
endoscope / ˈɛndəʊˌskəʊp/
  1. a long slender medical instrument used for examining the interior of hollow organs including the lung, stomach, bladder, and bowel
endoscopic / ˌɛndəʊˈskɒpɪk/
'endoscope' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
endoscopy - fibrescope - laryngoscope - sigmoidoscope

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