Found 2 items, similar to Endoscope.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: endoscope endoscope n : a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
English → English (gcide) Definition: Endoscope Endoscope \En"do*scope\, n. [Endo- + -scope.] (Med.) An instrument for examining the interior of the body, consisting of a flexible tube with lenses and optical fibers permitting illumination of the interior site to be inspected, and visualization of the interior site from outside the body; it often has small surgical instruments attached to the end and manipulable from the outside, permitting biopsy or surgery. It is used as a non-invasive or minimally invasive tool for diagnosis or treatment, especially in organs having an external opening such as the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder. [1913 Webster +PJC]