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Noun: endoscope  'en-du,skowp or 'en-dow,skowp
  1. A long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery
    "The gastroenterologist used an endoscope to examine the patient's digestive tract"

Derived forms: endoscopes

Type of: medical instrument

Encyclopedia: Endoscope