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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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Etymology

Origin of endoscopy

endo- + -scopy

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"Often, the lesion can be accessed from the outside or inside, for instance, via image-guided biopsy or endoscopy, but sometimes this is not possible," Venuta said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Gastrointestinal endoscopy remains an attractive growth market, Jefferies says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

These are four endoscopy tests - upper endoscopy; lower endoscopy excluding colonoscopy; colonoscopy; and cystoscopy - and four radiology tests - CT scan; MRI scan; barium studies; and non-obstetric ultrasound.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

"Aspiration during or after endoscopy can be devastating," Rezaie said.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

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

She began having regular scans and endoscopies to examine her pancreas.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 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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