endoscopy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English endoscopy From endo- + -scopy.
Meanings
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The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN: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.
2018 August 3, Emily Bazar, “Questions to ask before a colonoscopy to avoid dangerous infections”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| endoscopies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rhinoendoscopy · fibroendoscopy · nasoendoscopy · microendoscopy · miniendoscopy · immunoendoscopy · gastroendoscopy · sialendoscopy · nasendoscopy · videoendoscopy · panendoscopy · chromoendoscopy · echoendoscopy · endoscopist · neuroendoscopy · otoendoscopy · laparoendoscopy
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
proctosigmoidoscopy · vaginoscopy · duodenoscopy · endocytoscopy · mediastinoscopy · ileoscopy · otoscopy · bronchoscopy · rhinoscopy · sigmoidoscopy · colposcopy · falloscopy · thoracoscopy · proctoscopy · amnioscopy · jejunoscopy · metroscopy · endomicroscopy · ovarioscopy · laryngoscopy · esophagogastroduodenoscopy · gastroscopy · gastroduodenoscopy · microendoscopy · laparoscopy · hysteroscopy · For the rest · colonoscopy · arthroscopy · esophagoscopy · fetoscopy · cystoscopy
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Translations (27)
fi tähystys (examination using an endoscope) · fr endoscopie (examination using an endoscope) · es endoscopía (examination using an endoscope) · sv endoskopi (examination using an endoscope) · bg ендоскопи́я (examination using an endoscope) · es endoscopia (examination using an endoscope) · ca endoscòpia (examination using an endoscope) · pt endoscopia (examination using an endoscope) · is holsjárskoðun (examination using an endoscope) · it endoscopia (examination using an endoscope) · ja 内視鏡検査 (examination using an endoscope) · el ενδοσκόπηση (examination using an endoscope) · cmn 內視鏡檢查 /内视镜检查 (examination using an endoscope) · cmn 內窺檢查 /内窥检查 (examination using an endoscope) · cs endoskopie (examination using an endoscope) · fa آندوسکوپی (examination using an endoscope) · pl endoskopia (examination using an endoscope) · fi endoskopia (examination using an endoscope) · is holspeglun (examination using an endoscope) · gl endoscopia (examination using an endoscope) · de Endoskopie (examination using an endoscope) · id endoskopi (examination using an endoscope) · ko 내시경술 (examination using an endoscope) · da endoskopi (examination using an endoscope) · cmn 內窺鏡檢查 /内窥镜检查 (examination using an endoscope) · uk ендоскопі́я (examination using an endoscope) · ms endoskopi (examination using an endoscope)