gastroscope
noun
a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
gastroscopic
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a word derived from
gastroscope.
Example Sentences
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Thus Provident is one of the few U.S. hospitals to have one of these important gastroscopic clinics.
From Time Magazine Archive
But thousands of deaths can be prevented if all patients suffering from "stomach trouble" are given routine gastroscopic examinations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ballooning the stomach with air or oxygen is sometimes helpful, but the distension fixes the stomach, lessens the mobility of the arch of the diaphragm, and thus lessens the lateral range of gastroscopic vision.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
