gastroscope

American  

[gas-truh-skohp] / ˈgæs trəˌskoʊp /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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gastroscope British  

/ ˌɡæstrəˈskɒpɪk, ɡæsˈtrɒskəpɪst, ˈɡæstrəˌskəʊp /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• gastroscopic adjective
• gastroscopist noun
• gastroscopy noun

Etymology

Origin of gastroscope

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

Example Sentences

If you look at a surgical gastroscope, this is a beautiful piece of technology, wonderfully made.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 16, 2012

With his new method, said Dr. Kapany last week, he has already designed a glass "gastroscope" which can be snaked down the throat for a detailed closeup view of the human stomach.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Schindler gastroscope is over two feet long.

From Time Magazine Archive

But until Dr. Schindler invented the flexible gastroscope in 1932, gastroscopy was seldom practiced, for it was difficult, dangerous, painful.

From Time Magazine Archive

In ordinary cases, the regular esophagoscopes for adults and children respectively will afford a good view of the stomach, but there are cases which require longer tubes, and for these a gastroscope 10 mm.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier