- esophagoscope
- esoph·a·go·scope
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esophagoscope
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esophagoscope — An endoscope for inspecting the interior of the esophagus. [esophagus + G. skopeo, to examine] * * * esoph·a·go·scope or chiefly Brit oe·soph·a·go·scope .skōp n an endoscope for inspecting the interior of the esophagus * * * esoph·a·go·scope… … Medical dictionary
esophagoscope — n. (Medicine) oesophagoscope, endoscope used to examine the inside of the esophagus … English contemporary dictionary
esophagoscope — noun an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus • Syn: ↑oesophagoscope • Hypernyms: ↑optical instrument … Useful english dictionary
Karl Stoerk — (German: Störk); (September 17, 1832 September 13, 1899) was an Austrian laryngologist who was a native of Ofen. He studied medicine at the Universities of Prague and Vienna, and received his doctorate in 1858. Afterwards he was an assistant to… … Wikipedia
esophagoscopy — Examination of the esophagus using an esophagoscope. An esophagoscope is a thin, tube like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease … English dictionary of cancer terms
oesophagoscope — noun an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus • Syn: ↑esophagoscope • Hypernyms: ↑optical instrument * * * noun see esophagoscope * * * oesophˈagoscope / jə skōp/ noun (Gr skopeein to look) an instrument for viewing … Useful english dictionary
Gastroenterology — (MeSH heading [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB cgi?mode= term=gastroenterology] ) is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. Etymologically, the name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words … Wikipedia
Hiromi Shinya — 新谷 弘実 Born 1935 (age 75–76) Yanagawa, Japan Occupation Gastroenterologist Hiromi Shinya (新谷 弘実, Shin ya Hiromi … Wikipedia
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
Esophagoscopy — Examination of the esophagus using a thin, lighted instrument. * * * Inspection of the interior of the esophagus by means of an endoscope. [esophagus + G. skopeo, to examine] * * * esoph·a·gos·co·py or chiefly Brit oe·soph·a·gos·co·py i .säf ə… … Medical dictionary
