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