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endoscopy

American  
[en-dos-kuh-pee] / ɛnˈdɒs kə pi /

noun

  • endoscopies
    plural
  1. an examination by means of an endoscope.


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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of endoscopy

endo- + -scopy

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Gastrointestinal endoscopy remains an attractive growth market, Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

A blood test carried out shortly before the endoscopy showed Claire's blood was clotting far too quickly - something that put her at increased risk of developing a clot.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2024

"Until now, 3D-printed optics have primarily been used for low power applications such as endoscopy," said Angstenberger.

From Science Daily Dec. 13, 2023

The video was shot through a medical endoscopy camera that was pushed through a second, wider pipeline drilled through the debris on Monday, authorities said.

From Reuters Nov. 21, 2023

There were sites for the spotlights and the dresses and the endoscopy kits, and she sent them in flurries.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

"Jen had so many different tests: blood tests, scans, endoscopies, but it didn't pick up the cancer," Mr Palmer said.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2025

The hospital, which opened in 2008, could hold its own against any modern medical facility for humans, boasting X-ray and gene-sequencing machines and equipment for performing endoscopies and processing blood, fecal and kidney samples.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 16, 2022

Officials compared the prices they paid for five common procedures — arthroscopies, cataract surgeries, colonoscopies, upper GIs, and endoscopies — at hospitals versus free-standing surgery centers.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2022

All the volunteers had inflammatory bowel disease and were scheduled for routine endoscopies.

From Science Magazine Jun. 15, 2022

Mortality and morbidity of bronchoscopy vary directly with the degree of skill and experience of the operator, and the conditions for which the endoscopies are performed.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson

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