A device consisting of a tube containing flexible optic fibres that may be inserted into a body opening to allow a doctor to examine hollow organs inside the body, The result may be viewed on a video screen
An endoscope is a special fiber optic instrument for the examination of the interior of a canal or hollow viscus It allows a visual examination of the nose and sinus drainage areas (description by AAO-HNS)
A procedure of looking inside of a body cavity with a hollow tube like instrument The physician is able to take pictures and biopsies during the procedure
An instrument used to see into the interior of hollow cavities such as box sections
Surgical optical instrument inserted into a body cavity to examine the inside of that cavity for diagnosis and as an aid to treatment
a flexible viewing instrument used for inspection of any cavity of the body It has diagnostic (e g biopsy) and therapeutic capabilities (e g esophageal varices sclerotherapy) through special channels
A thin, lighted instrument, much like a telescope, that is inserted into the nostrils for viewing of the nose and sinuses through an eyepiece at the other end
A device for transmitting an optical image along a rigid or flexible tube, used for mechanical inspection and medical instruments
A tube shaped instrument equipped with lenses and light which allows examination of a cavity
a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
a long, thin instrument that contains lenses, and can be introduced in a cavity Through the lenses (and with adequate lighting through the instrument), one can look at the inside of that body cavity without the need for an incision Endoscopes are used a lot in medicine, and can be utilized to look inside a joint (arthroscopy), the stomach (gastroscopy), the abdomen (laparoscopy) or the uterus (fetoscopy or amnioscopy)
an instrument used by doctors who are performing a medical operation on someone. It is a very small camera with a powerful lens, which is pushed into the body through a very small hole and sends pictures back to the doctor
a device consisting of a tube and optical system for observing the inside of a hollow organ or cavity This observation may be done through a natural body opening or a small incision
a small, flexible tube with a light and a camera lens at the end, used to examine the inside of the digestive tract It can also be used to take tissue samples for testing from inside the digestive tract
a method of examining the interior of a body cavity or hollow organ (e g , esophagus, stomach) using an endoscope, a narrow, flexible fiber optic instrument that conducts light
Surgery using a telescope to visualize internal organ through a small incision Generally less invasive than traditional surgeries and requiring a shorter recovery period
the medical examination of the inside of the body, using an endoscope. Examination of the body's interior through an instrument inserted into a natural opening or an incision, usually as an outpatient procedure. Endoscopes include the upper gastrointestinal endoscope (for the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum), the colonoscope (for the colon), and the bronchoscope (for the bronchial tubes). With fibre optics, much more maneuverable instruments can reach formerly inaccessible sites, while causing much less discomfort. Attachments can take tissue samples, excise polyps and small tumours, and remove foreign objects
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
Endoscopy is a diagnostic test wherein a thin, flexible tube is swallowed by the patient to allow the physician to directly inspect the lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract
diagnostic procedure to view the inside of an organ; in gastric endoscopy a tube with a light source and miniature video camera at its tip is inserted down the throat into the stomach to view the stomach wall
Turkish - English
Definition of endoscope in Turkish English dictionary
(Tıp) Endoskop.Ucunda bir mercek ve ışık bulunan küçük,esnek bir tüp.Yemek Borusu,Mide,Duodenum(Oniki parmak barsağı),Kolon ve Rektumun içine bakmak için kullanılır.Aynı zamanda vücut içinde renkli fotoğraflar almak,veya test için doku örnekleri almakta da kullanılabilir. Colonoscopes and sigmoidoscopes (Kolonoskop ve sigmoidoskop) birer Endoskop çeşididir
endoscope
Hyphenation
en·do·scope
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ 'en-d&-"skOp ] (noun.) 1861. International Scientific Vocabulary.