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.

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cystoscope British  

/ ˈsɪstəˌskəʊp, ˌsɪstəˈskɒpɪk, sɪsˈtɒskəpɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• cystoscopic
  adjective
• cystoscopist
  noun
• cystoscopy
  noun

Etymology

Origin of cystoscope

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

Example Sentences

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

The image seen through the cystoscope is an inverted image, but right and left are not transposed.

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

The presence of the growth may be determined by sounding the bladder, by the cystoscope, and by the finger in the rectum.

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