ENDOSCOPE


Meaning of ENDOSCOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-də-ˌskōp ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1861

: an illuminated usually fiber-optic flexible or rigid tubular instrument for visualizing the interior of a hollow organ or part (as the bladder or esophagus) for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes that typically has one or more channels to enable passage of instruments (as forceps or scissors)

• en·dos·co·py en-ˈdäs-kə-pē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.