endoscopy
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endoscopy
- /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/ US
noun endoscopies
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The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract.
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noun examination using an endoscope
| Español | endoscopia, endoscopía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내시경술 naesigyeongsul |
| 日本語 | 内視鏡検査 naishikyōkensa |
| 中文 | 內視鏡檢查 /内视镜检查, 內窺鏡檢查 /内窥镜检查, 內窺檢查 /内窥检查 |
| Português | endoscopia |
| Français | endoscopie |
| Deutsch | Endoskopie |
| Italiano | endoscopia |
| Ελληνικά | ενδοσκόπηση endoskópisi |
Talk about this word "endoscopy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/endoscopy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. endoscopy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/endoscopy "endoscopy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/endoscopy.
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@misc{endoscopy_2026,
title = {endoscopy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endoscopy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
