endoscopy

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ -scopy.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.piː/

Noun

endoscopy (plural endoscopies)

(medicine) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope

Hyponyms

esophagogastroduodenoscopy
gastroscopy
colonoscopy
See also Thesaurus:endoscopy

Translations

examination using an endoscope

Czech: endoskopie (cs) f
Danish: endoskopi (da) c
Finnish: tähystys (fi), endoskopia
French: endoscopie (fr) f
German: Endoskopie (de) f
Greek: ενδοσκόπηση (el) f (endoskópisi)

Icelandic: holsjárskoðun f, holspeglun f
Korean: 내시경술 (naesigyeongsul)
Malay: endoskopi
Polish: endoskopia (pl) f
Spanish: endoscopia (es) f, endoscopía (es) f
Swedish: endoskopi c

Further reading

endoscopy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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