Noun: esophagoscope
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: oesophagoscope)
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: oesophagoscope)
- An optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus
"The doctor used an esophagoscope to investigate the cause of the patient's swallowing difficulties";
- oesophagoscope [Brit]
Derived forms: esophagoscopes
Type of: optical instrument
Encyclopedia: Esophagoscope