noun
- a medical procedure in which a flexible tube with a camera is inserted into the body to examine internal organs or tissues
Usage: medical
Examples
- The doctor recommended an endoscopy to examine her stomach lining.
- During the endoscopy, the physician discovered a small polyp.
- The patient was sedated before the endoscopy procedure began.
- Endoscopy allows doctors to see inside the digestive tract without surgery.
- The results of the endoscopy showed no signs of inflammation.
- She scheduled her endoscopy for early morning at the hospital.