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ENDOSCOPIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to endoscopy

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

endoscopy (visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope)

Derivation:

endoscope (a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery)

endoscopy (visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope)

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 Context examples: 

Also called endoscopic ultrasound and EUS.

(Endosonography, NCI Dictionary)

Endoscopic examination of the tracheobronchial tree.

(Bronchoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Endoscopic examination of the luminal surface of the colon.

(Colonoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Giving food through a percutaneous endoscopic tube is a type of enteral nutrition.

(Percutaneous endoscopic tube, NCI Dictionary)

Endoscopic examination reveals esophageal mucosal ulcerations and pseudomembranous formations.

(Bacterial Esophagitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Endoscopic examination of a joint space.

(Arthroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Endoscopic examination of the urinary bladder or urethra.

(Cystoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called gastrostomy tube and percutaneous endoscopic tube.

(PEG tube, NCI Dictionary)

Endoscopic examination of the larynx, via the nasopharynx.

(Nasopharyngeal Laryngoscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

A surgical procedure done with the use or assistance of an endoscopic device.

(Endoscopic Surgery, NCI Thesaurus)