endoscopy
English
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Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)
English -scopy
English endoscopy
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]endoscopy (plural endoscopies)
- (medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
- 2018 August 3, Emily Bazar, “Questions to ask before a colonoscopy to avoid dangerous infections”, in CNN[1]:
- But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract.
- 2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN[2]:
- One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
Hyponyms
[edit]- esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- gastroscopy
- colonoscopy
- For the rest, see Thesaurus:endoscopy
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]examination using an endoscope
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