endoscope
noun
a slender, tubular optical instrument used as a viewing system for examining an inner part of the body and, with an attached instrument, for biopsy or surgery.
endoscopist
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a word derived from
endoscope.
Example Sentences
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With the help of the camera, the endoscopist stitches the stomach from the inside to shrink it to less than half of its normal size and reduce its food capacity.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023
Patient safety review commissioned into patients who had colonoscopies with endoscopist between April and August 2021.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
“There’s skill involved in the placement of these balloons. Who places them makes a difference. If you’re an experienced endoscopist and surgeon you recognize the signs of perforation, which is important, because they’re treatable.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2017
In acquiring skill as an endoscopist the following paraphrased aphorisms afford food for thought.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
No endoscopist has enough practice on the living subject, because the cases are too infrequent and furthermore the tube is inserted for too short a space of time.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
