ENDOSCOPE


Meaning of ENDOSCOPE in English

ˈendəˌskōp noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end- + -scope; probably originally formed in French

1. : an instrument for visualizing the interior of a hollow organ or part (as the rectum or urethra) — compare bronchoscope , cystoscope , otoscope

2. : an optical instrument for examining the interior surface of a hole drilled through a pearl and used to distinguish between cultured and natural pearls

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.