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Cystoscope
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cys·to·scope (sst-skp)
n.
A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter. Also called lithoscope.

cysto·scopic (-skpk) adj.

Cystoscope
A viewing instrument that is passed up the urethra into the region of the prostate to get a good look at the organ "from the inside."

cystoscope
an endoscope especially designed for passing through the urethra into the bladder to permit visual inspection of the interior of that organ. It has an outer sheath with a lighting system, a telescope with forward or oblique viewing, and an obturator which can be removed to allow passage of various devices.

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All too frequently, children are examined with cystoscopes, electrodes, and catheters; pumped with drugs; and passed on as mere statistics.
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