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fiberscope

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fiĀ·berĀ·scope (fbr-skp)
n.
A flexible fiber-optic instrument used to view an object or area, such as a body cavity, that would otherwise be inaccessible.

fiberscope
a flexible endoscope whose lumen is coated with fiberoptic glass or plastic fibers having special optical properties. Called also fiberoptiscope.

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Transnasal fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy might detect the lesion if the fiberscope is passed carefully and slowly.
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