resectoscope
noun/ɹɪˈsɛktəskəʊp/
Etymology From resect + -o- + -scope.
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Medicine, Sciences, Surgery A hollow and flexible surgical instrument typically inserted through the urethra or vagina, used for performing a biopsy or resection at the level of the prostate, uterus, or urinary bladder.
- If there is much fibrosis or sclerosis of the bladder neck, a resectoscope may be used to take a few “bites” of this tissue in much the same manner that a transurethral resection is done on the male prostate.1951 January, Gordon W. Reynolds, “The Female Urethra and Chronic Urethritis”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 1, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 34:
- Related terms
- resectoscopic