endoscopy
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/ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi/
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ɛnˈdɔ.skə.pi
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Noun
The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.
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But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract.
One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have “prior authorizations” for those services.
Noun
visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
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endoscopies