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cystoscope

American  
[sis-tuh-skohp] / ˈsɪs təˌskoʊp /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. a slender, cylindrical instrument for examining the interior of the urinary bladder and for the introduction of medication therein.


cystoscope British  
/ ˈsɪstəˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. a slender tubular medical instrument for examining the interior of the urethra and urinary bladder

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of cystoscope

First recorded in 1885–90; cysto- + -scope


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Other inventions: a combination cystoscope and radium applicator for treating tumors of the bladder; a special type of lithotrite, an instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.

From Time Magazine Archive

He designed a modern cystoscope, a tubular instrument with a prism and electric light, used for examining the interior of the bladder.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cystoscope was then introduced into the bladder, and the current turned on.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

Further confirmation may be obtained by the help of the X-rays, or, in the adult, by using a cystoscope.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various

The high operation was performed, and the bladder being examined by means of an electric light, introduced through the suprapubic incision, the diagnosis made by the cystoscope was verified in every particular.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

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