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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INITIALISM

(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”


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