noun

• A procedure in which an instrument is introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts.

  ‘an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed gastritis’

  More example sentences

  • ‘patients with alarm symptoms should undergo endoscopy’
  • ‘To date, he has treated more than 2,000 patients using advanced endoscopy.’
  • ‘In view of the abnormalities of the gastric wall, an upper endoscopy was performed.’
  • ‘In addition, a strategy involving routine endoscopy would be a considerable burden to patients.’
  • ‘Patients who have had two consecutive endoscopies that show no dysplasia should undergo surveillance by endoscopy every three years.’
  • ‘We agree that endoscopy should be considered in patients at an earlier age in areas with high prevalence of gastric cancer.’