endoscopy

IPA: ɛndˈɔskɑpi

(medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.

Examples of "endoscopy" in Sentences

She thinks I should have a test called an endoscopy.
Screening for esophageal cancer, called endoscopy, involves placing a tube with a small camera down the throat to look for tumors.
A research team lead by Professor Peter Malfertheiner, evaluated prospectively the changes in quality of life (QOL) in ten HV during a long-term endoscopy-based study.
Wakefield, on the other hand, was anything but discouraging: He suggested that Michelle have a pediatric gastroenterologist perform an endoscopy, which is an invasive surgical procedure during which a fiber-optic camera is threaded up the rectum or down the mouth and through the maze of the gastrointestinal tract.