Noun: fiberscope 'fI-bur,skowp
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibrescope)
Usage: US (elsewhere: fibrescope)
- A flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs
"The doctor used a fiberscope to inspect the patient's esophagus";
- fibrescope [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: fiberscopes
Type of: medical instrument
Encyclopedia: Fiberscope