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(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
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(surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.
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laryngoscopy or one's own larynx
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(medicine) A diagnostic procedure based on observing the barium meal's progress in the digestive tract.
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(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
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(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.
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(surgery) cardiocentesis
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(surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.
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(medicine, dated) examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease, especially by examining the interior of the eye, as with an ophthalmoscope
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A surgical instrument for cutting cartilage.
n
(medicine) endoscopy of the abdomen
adj
Relating to colonofiberoscopy
adj
Of or relating to colonography.
adj
Relating to colonometry
adj
Of or pertaining to colonoscopy.
n
(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.
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An imaging technique that identifies disorders of the colon
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(medicine, colloquial) Short for colposcopy. [(medicine) the examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope]
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(surgery) A device used to take small samples of muscle for biopsy
n
A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface.
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A clinical diagnostic procedure used to evaluate bladder function by measuring contractile force of the bladder when voiding
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An endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra
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An endoscope used to examine the bladder and the urethra
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(surgery) cystoscopy of the urethra (and bladder)
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(surgery) An instrument used for dilating the urethra or other canal
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(surgery) Any instrument used to view the interior of the brain through an opening in the skull.
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The process of becoming enclosed by a cyst.
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(surgery) A small container that is used to retrieve specimens during laparoscopy
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(surgery) A device used in endoscopy to close two mucosal surfaces without the need for surgery and suturing
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(surgery) An endomechanical cutter
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(surgery) endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
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(surgery) endoocular drainage
adj
(surgery) endoscopic mucosal
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(surgery) The field of minimally invasive internal surgery, such as endoscopies
n
(surgery) urology by use of the endoscope and similar techniques
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A fluoroscopic X-ray of the small intestine.
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(medicine) Radiography of the intestines, usually contrast radiography.
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(medicine) A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal, as in post-mortem examinations.
adj
Of or relating to esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
n
(medicine) upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
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(surgery) endoscopy of the esophagus and stomach
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(American spelling) A form of endoscope for inspecting the esophagus.
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(medicine) An intestinal examination from anal insertion using a flexible tube that can follow the intestinal curves.
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(medicine) A catheter that is held in the bladder by an inflatable balloon
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(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
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(medicine) A small camera that can be lowered through the alimentary canal to photograph inside the stomach
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(surgery) An extension of enteroscopy to include visualization of the stomach
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(surgery) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.
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endoscopic examination of the ileum and the colon
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medical imaging of the ileum
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(surgery) photographic examination of the ileum
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A catheter left inside the body, either temporarily or permanently.
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(medicine) Examination of the jejunum using an endoscope.
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The surgical instrument used in keratotomy.
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Synonym of Kyropoulos method
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(medicine) Examination of the loins or abdomen, now specifically examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity using a laparoscope.
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(surgery) A surgical instrument for performing laparotomy.
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Someone who has undergone laryngectomy.
adj
Of or pertaining to laryngobronchoscopy.
n
Endoscopic examination of the respiratory tract from the larynx to the bronchi (thus viewing the larynx, trachea, and bronchi).
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The scientific description of the larynx.
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(surgery) laryngeal microsurgery
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(surgery) Removal of the larynx, pharynx and oesophagus.
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(surgery) An instrument for performing laryngotomy.
adj
Of or pertaining to laryngotracheobronchoscopy.
n
Synonym of laryngobronchoscopy
n
A form of urethrotome with a concealed knife, which is passed to the point of stricture and expanded to the desired degree before the knife is exposed to cut the stricture.
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A scalpel used to cut into the urethra to enlarge it.
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(surgery) Relating to minilaparotomy
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A surgical knife used for paracentesis of the eardrum.
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A rigid part of a sigmoidoscope or similar device
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A surgical instrument for performing transorbital lobotomies, resembling an icepick.
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A medical tool used for cutting or marking bone, used in dental implantation.
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endoscopy of the external ear
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(surgery) ovarian endoscopy
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colonoscopy of the entire colon
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(medicine) Radiography of the pancreas, often with the aim of visualising the pancreatic ducts
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(surgery) An instrument used to make incisions into a papilla
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(surgery) The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.
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(surgery) A device used in phacoemulsification surgery
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The medical examination of the pharynx
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Synonym of thoracentesis
adj
Synonym of thoracoscopic
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(dated) Synonym of pneumonectomy
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A diagnostic test used before surgery to predict the location of a fistula. The patient is fed poppy seeds and his/her urine is examined to see whether the seeds are present.
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An endoscopic examination of the ileoanal pouch
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(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
n
(medicine) diagnostic imaging of the colon, rectum and anus
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The examination of the anal cavity, rectum or sigmoid colon by means of a proctoscope
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The instrument used in proctosigmoidoscopy.
adv
By means of proctosigmoidoscopy.
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A combined proctoscopy and sigmoidoscopy.
adj
(surgery) Relating to proctosurgery
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(medicine, neonatal medicine) A multi-lumen orogastric tube that functions as a sump tube with one lumen providing suction and the other providing irrigation or venting. It is safer than conventional suction because it reduces the risk of adherence to the gastric lining and subsequent damage.
adj
(surgery) Relating to resection
adj
(surgery) By means of a resectoscope
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A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
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endoscopy of the nose and nasal cavities
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(surgery) diagnostic measurement of the nasal cavity
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(medicine) examination of the nasal passages using an endoscope or speculum; nasal endoscopy
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(surgery) An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.
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(surgery) The instrument used in sclerectomy
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(medicine, colloquial) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
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(medicine) An instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon.
adj
(medicine) Relating to the type of examination of the colon.
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(medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon
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The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes
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(surgery) The electrified wire used to perform sphincterotomy.
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(medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the chest cavity through a small incision, using an endoscope.
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(surgery) A procedure in which the cartilages of the larynx are adjusted in order to improve voice quality
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(surgery) An instrument used in minimally-invasive glaucoma surgery
adj
Relating to tracheobronchoscopy.
adj
Relating to tracheoscopy.
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(medicine) examination of the interior of the trachea using a tracheoscope
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A medical instrument used to perform an incision in the trachea.
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(medicine) A process involving the removal of a urinary catheter and an assessment of the patient's ability to spontaneously urinate.
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Alternative form of urethrotome [(surgery) An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture.]
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(surgery) An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture.
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An instrument used in uterotomies.
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(surgery) An instrument for removing the uvula.
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(surgery) The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy.
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(surgery) An instrument once used to obtain visceral samples from a corpse without performing a full autopsy
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(surgery) A device used in vitrectomy
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