cystoscope

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noun

A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.

OriginEnglish scope ← Italian scopo ← Late Latin scopus →
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Meanings

nouncystoscope (plural cystoscopes)

plural cystoscopes

  1. A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.

Origin

  1. Englishcysto-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  5. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  6. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  7. Late Latinscopus
  8. Italianscopo
  9. Englishscope
  10. Englishcystoscope

From cysto- + scope.

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Translations

Catalan cistoscopi
  • cistoscopitype of endoscope
Finnish kystoskooppi, rakontähystin
  • kystoskooppitype of endoscope
  • rakontähystintype of endoscope
French cystoscope
  • cystoscopetype of endoscope
Greek κυστεοσκόπιο
  • κυστεοσκόπιο (kysteoskópio)type of endoscope
Cite this entry
APA

cystoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystoscope

MLA

“cystoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cystoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystoscope.

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