endoscope
/ˈendəskəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈendəskəʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈen-də-ˌskōp/ (ame, mw)
endoscope — noun
- endoscopesingular
- endoscopesplural
1. a thin tube with a small camera that doctors put into the body to see inside org
a thin tube with a small camera that doctors put into the body to see inside organs or other spaces.
Dr. Ingrid guided the endoscope into Luis's stomach to check the ulcer.
use: guide an endoscope into [organ]
The nurse cleaned the endoscope carefully before the next throat examination.
collocation: clean the endoscope before an examination
On the screen, Hui watched the endoscope move through the patient's colon.
A small endoscope helped the surgeon inspect the damaged knee joint.
After the test, Sahil asked when the endoscope would be removed.
文法句型
an endoscope
insert an endoscope into [body part]
use an endoscope to examine [organ]
用法筆記
Most often used with into or through plus the body part being examined. The word names the instrument itself; endoscopy names the procedure.