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Endoscopy

Meaning in medicine, with examples

/enˈdɑːskəpi/nounCommon term

In medicine, endoscopy means: A procedure in which a thin, flexible tube with a camera is passed into the body, usually through the mouth, to look inside and take samples.

In Turkish: endoskopi

How it is used

In everyday hospital talk 'endoscopy' or 'an OGD' (US: EGD) means looking at the food pipe, stomach and duodenum. Colonoscopy is the lower version. Patients are usually offered sedation or a throat spray, and biopsies can be taken.

Example sentences

  1. The endoscopy showed a bleeding ulcer in the duodenum.

  2. She's on the list for an urgent endoscopy tomorrow morning.

Common collocations

  • upper GI endoscopy
  • urgent endoscopy
  • endoscopy unit
  • have an endoscopy
  • biopsyThe removal of a small piece of tissue from the body so that it can be examined under a microscope, often to check for cancer.
  • bleedingLoss of blood from a damaged blood vessel, either outside the body from a wound or inside the body, where it may not be seen.
  • investigationA test or examination, such as a blood test or a scan, done to find the cause of a patient's problem or to check their condition.
  • abdominal painPain anywhere in the belly, between the chest and the groin; it has many causes, from indigestion to appendicitis.

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