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resectoscope

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resectoscope /re·sec·to·scope/ (-sek´to-skōp) an instrument with a wide-angle telescope and an electrically activated wire loop for transurethral removal or biopsy of lesions of the bladder, prostate, or urethra.
re·sec·to·scope (r-skt-skp)
n.
A surgical instrument for performing a resection without an opening or incision other than that made by the instrument.

resectoscope [re-sek´tah-skōp]
an endoscope with a wide-angle telescope and an electrically activated wire loop for transurethral removal or biopsy of lesions of the bladder, prostate, or urethra.

resectoscope
an endoscope with a wide-angle telescope and an electrically activated wire loop for transurethral removal or biopsy of lesions of the bladder, prostate or urethra.


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