— endoscopic /en'deuh skop"ik/ , adj. — endoscopist /en dos"keuh pist/ , n.
/en"deuh skohp'/ , n. Med.
a slender, tubular optical instrument used as a viewing system for examining an inner part of the body and, with an attached instrument, for biopsy or surgery.
[ 1860-65; ENDO- + -SCOPE ]