endoscope

/ˈendəskəʊp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈendəskəʊp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈen-də-ˌskōp/ (ame, mw)

endoscope — 名詞

  • endoscopesingular
  • endoscopesplural

1. a thin tube with a small camera that doctors put into the body to see inside org

1.名詞C2
釋義

內視鏡

帶小型鏡頭、用來查看體內的細長醫療器具

a thin tube with a small camera that doctors put into the body to see inside organs or other spaces.

例句

Dr. Ingrid guided the endoscope into Luis's stomach to check the ulcer.

Ingrid 醫師將內視鏡導入 Luis 的胃裡,檢查潰瘍。

use: guide an endoscope into [organ]

The nurse cleaned the endoscope carefully before the next throat examination.

護理師在下一次喉部檢查前,小心清潔了內視鏡。

collocation: clean the endoscope before an examination

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.

常見錯誤

The doctor used a stethoscope to look inside my stomach.
The doctor used an endoscope to look inside my stomach.
💡A stethoscope is for listening to body sounds; an endoscope is for seeing inside the body.