gastroscope

[ gas-truh-skohp ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

gastroscope

/ ˌɡæstrəˈskɒpɪk; ɡæsˈtrɒskəpɪst; ˈɡæstrəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a medical instrument for examining the interior of the stomach

Derived Forms

• gasˈtroscopy, noun
• gastroscopist, noun
• gastroscopic, adjective

Other Words From

• gas·tro·scop·ic [gas-tr, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastroscope¹

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