endoscope

Noun
  1. A long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery (synset 103291483)
    is a type of: medical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine
    subtypes:
    • arthroscope - a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination
    • colonoscope - an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
    • culdoscope - a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs
    • gastroscope - a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach
    • laparoscope - a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery
    • proctoscope - an endoscope for examining the rectum
    • flexible sigmoidoscope, sigmoidoscope - an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon

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