gastroscopy

American

[ga-stros-kuh-pee] / gæˈstrɒs kə pi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

plural

gastroscopies

the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.

Etymology

Origin of gastroscopy

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

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

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

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2022

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, and gastroscopy; a manual of peroral endoscopy and laryngeal surgery, by Chevalier Jackson & Chevalier L. Jackson. 3d ed. © 7Aug34; A74575.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

Chloroform should not be used for esophagoscopy or gastroscopy because of its depressant action on the respiratory center.

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

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