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ENDOSCOPY
endoscopy
(noun) visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
endoscopy (plural endoscopies)
(medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
Hyponyms
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastroscopy
• colonoscopy
• See also endoscopy
Source: Wiktionary
En*dos"co*py, n. (Med.)
Definition: The art or process of examining by means of the endoscope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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