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cystoscope

 
Dictionary: cys·to·scope   (sĭs'tə-skōp') pronunciation

n.
A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter.

cystoscopic cys'to·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.
cystoscopy cys·tos'co·py (sĭ-stŏs'kə-pē) n.

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(sĭs'tə-skōp')
n.

A tubular instrument equipped with a light and used to examine the interior of the urinary bladder and ureter. Also called lithoscope.

cys'to·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.
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An endoscope especially designed for passing through the urethra into the bladder to permit visual inspection of the interior of that organ. It has an outer sheath with a lighting system, a telescope with forward or oblique viewing, and an obturator which can be removed to allow passage of various devices.

 
 

 

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