gastroscopy

[ga-stros-kuh-pee]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

gastroscopies 

1. the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gastroscopy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; gastro- + -scopy

Example Sentences

The 82-year-old had a colonoscopy and a gastroscopy on Jan. 8, followed by a biopsy, his office said last month.

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Cancer Research UK identified eight of the tests included in the figures that are predominantly used for cancer, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy and MRI.

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A gastroscopy, where a tube bearing a tiny camera is inserted down the throat to see the stomach and environs, was done.

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Ms Rhodes-Kemp said the girl's mother, Lucy Cook, was concerned about the hospital's decision not to perform an internal gastroscopy examination.

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Changbo’s team performed a gastroscopy and found the large rechargeable radio battery in her stomach.

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