endoscopy

endoscopy

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ -scopy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/

Noun

endoscopy (plural endoscopies)

1. (medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.

Related terms

• endoscope
• endoscopic

Hyponyms

• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastroscopy
• colonoscopy
• See also Thesaurus:endoscopy

Translations

examination using an endoscope

Catalan: endoscòpia f 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 Portuguese: endoscopia (pt) f Spanish: endoscopia (es) f, endoscopía (es) f Swedish: endoskopi c Ukrainian: ендоскопі́я f (endoskopíja)

Further reading

• endoscopy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia