Medical term:
gastroscopies
gastroscope
[gas´tro-skōp]an endoscope especially designed for passage into the stomach to permit examination of its interior. The gastroscope is a hollow, cylindrical tube fitted with special lenses and lights. The newer types of gastroscope are made of glass fiber (fiberscope) which is more flexible. Each glass fiber reflects light and creates a mirror effect, making it possible to “go around corners,” and facilitating visualization of the curvature of the stomach.
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gas·tro·scope
(gas'trō-skōp),An endoscope for inspecting the interior of the stomach.
[gastro- + G. skopēo, to examine]
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gastroscope
(găs′trə-skōp′)n.
An endoscope that is inserted through the mouth and used for examining the interior of the stomach.
gas′tro·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.
gas·tros′co·pist (gă-strŏs′kə-pĭst) n.
gas·tros′co·py (-kə-pē) n.
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gastroscope
A fibre-optic endoscope used to examine the mucosal surface of the stomach, which typically has the instruments necessary to obtain biopsies.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
gastroscope
GI disease A thin, flexible endoscope inserted by the mouth through the esophagus to examine the stomach and, if warranted, obtain biopsy materialMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
gas·tro·scope
(gas'trō-skōp)An endoscope for inspecting the inner surface of the stomach.
[gastro- + G. skopēo, to examine]
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gastroscope
An illuminating and viewing instrument for examining the inside of the stomach. An ENDOSCOPE used for the stomach. See also GASTROSCOPY.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
gas·tro·scope
(gas'trō-skōp)An endoscope for inspecting the interior of the stomach.
[gastro- + G. skopēo, to examine]
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