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endoscopy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 N D AO1 S K AA0 P IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: examination, scrutiny

Narrower terms: celioscopy, colonoscopy, culdoscopy, gastroscopy, hysteroscopy, proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English endoscopy From endo- + -scopy.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ендоскопи́я (endoskopíja) — examination using an endoscope
  • Catalan: endoscòpia — examination using an endoscope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內視鏡檢查 /内视镜检查 — examination using an endoscope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內窺鏡檢查 /内窥镜检查 — examination using an endoscope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內窺檢查 /内窥检查 — examination using an endoscope
  • Czech: endoskopie — examination using an endoscope
  • Danish: endoskopi — examination using an endoscope
  • Finnish: tähystys — examination using an endoscope
  • Finnish: endoskopia — examination using an endoscope
  • French: endoscopie — examination using an endoscope
  • Galician: endoscopia — examination using an endoscope
  • German: Endoskopie — examination using an endoscope
  • Greek: ενδοσκόπηση (endoskópisi) — examination using an endoscope
  • Icelandic: holsjárskoðun — examination using an endoscope
  • Icelandic: holspeglun — examination using an endoscope
  • Indonesian: endoskopi — examination using an endoscope
  • Italian: endoscopia — examination using an endoscope
  • Japanese: 内視鏡検査 (naishikyōkensa) — examination using an endoscope
  • Korean: 내시경술 (naesigyeongsul) — examination using an endoscope
  • Malay: endoskopi — examination using an endoscope
  • Persian: آندوسکوپی (ândoskopi) — examination using an endoscope
  • Polish: endoskopia — examination using an endoscope
  • Portuguese: endoscopia — examination using an endoscope
  • Spanish: endoscopia — examination using an endoscope
  • Spanish: endoscopía — examination using an endoscope
  • Swedish: endoskopi — examination using an endoscope
  • Ukrainian: ендоскопі́я (endoskopíja) — examination using an endoscope