Medical term:
resectoscope
resectoscope
[re-sek´tah-skōp]an endoscope with a wide-angle telescope and an electrically activated wire loop for transurethral removal or biopsy of lesions of the bladder, prostate, or urethra.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·sec·to·scope
(rē-sek'tŏ-skōp),A special endoscopic instrument for the transurethral electrosurgical removal of lesions involving the bladder, prostate gland, uterus, or urethra.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
resectoscope
(rĭ-sĕk′tə-skōp′)n.
A surgical instrument for performing a resection without an opening or incision other than that made by the instrument.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
re·sec·to·scope
(rē-sek'tŏ-skōp)A special endoscopic instrument for the transurethral electrosurgical removal of lesions involving the bladder, prostate gland, or urethra.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
resectoscope
A surgical instrument that is passed along the male URETHRA to allows a view of the inside of the bladder and of an enlarged PROSTATE GLAND. The resectoscope incorporates an electrically heated wire loop used to cut away redundant prostate tissue so as to allow the free outflow of urine.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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