esophagoscopy
nounEtymology From esophago- + -scopy.
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Medicine, Sciences A procedure in which a doctor uses a flexible or rigid scope to look inside the esophagus to diagnose or evaluate conditions such as inflammation, bleeding, strictures, or tumors.
- Derived terms
- bronchoesophagoscopy, pharyngoesophagoscopy
- Related terms
- esophagoscope, oesophagoscope