endoscope

/'endouskoup/

Thân thiện

A doctor uses an endoscope to examine a patient's throat.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery: An endoscope is a flexible or rigid tube equipped with a light and a camera, allowing doctors to view and sometimes operate inside the body without making large incisions.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor used an endoscope to examine the patient's stomach.
  • Modern endoscopes can transmit high-definition video to a monitor.

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo endoscopy": to have a medical procedure where an endoscope is used.
  • The patient had to undergo endoscopy to determine the cause of the bleeding.

Variants and Related Words

• Endoscopic (adj): relating to or performed using an endoscope.
  • Endoscopic surgery is less invasive than traditional surgery.
• Endoscopy (n): the examination or procedure itself, using an endoscope.
  • The gastroenterologist performed an endoscopy.

Synonyms

• Scope (informal, medical context): a common shorthand in medical settings.
• Fiberscope: a type of endoscope that uses optical fibers.

Related Phrases

• "to insert an endoscope": the action of placing the instrument into the body.
  • The surgeon carefully inserted the endoscope through a small incision.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery