endoscopy

[ en-dos-kuh-pee ]

noun

, plural en·dos·co·pies.

1. an examination by means of an endoscope.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endoscopy¹

endo- + -scopy

Example Sentences

If you have these symptoms, see a gastroenterologist, who may prescribe an endoscopy or colonoscopy, conduct imaging studies and check stool samples to diagnose one of these inflammatory bowel diseases.

From Time

The vast majority of patients with indigestion that Staller performs endoscopies on, “don’t have an ulcer when we look,” he added.

From Washington Post