cystoscope
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cystoscope
[sis´to-skōp]a hollow metal endoscope especially designed for passing through the urethra into the bladder to permit visual inspection of the bladder interior. See also cystoscopy.
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cys·to·scope
(sis'tō-skōp),A lighted tubular endoscope for examining the interior of the bladder.
[cysto- + G. skopeō, to examine]
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cystoscope
(sĭs′tə-skōp′)n.
A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter.
cys′to·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.
cys·tos′co·py (sĭ-stŏs′kə-pē) n.
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cys·to·scope
(sis'tŏ-skōp)A lighted tubular endoscope for examining the interior of the bladder.
[cysto- + G. skopeō, to examine]
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cystoscope
A straight tubular instrument which allows illumination of the inside of the urinary bladder so that direct examination, and various forms of treatment, are possible.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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."
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