endoscopy
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1. visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | examination, scrutiny, |
| definition | : | the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | celioscopy, |
| definition | : | endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | colonoscopy, |
| definition | : | visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | culdoscopy, |
| definition | : | endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | gastroscopy, |
| definition | : | visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hysteroscopy, |
| definition | : | visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | proctoscopy, |
| definition | : | visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | endoscopic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to endoscopy (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | endoscopic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to endoscopy (adj.pert) |
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