cystoscopy

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UK/sɪsˈtɒskəpi/US/sɪsˈtɑskəpi/

noun

An endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra

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Meanings

nouncystoscopy (plural cystoscopies)

plural cystoscopies

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύστη (kústē)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
  5. Ancient Greekκῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
  6. Ancient Greekκύστις (kústis)
  7. Late Latincystis
  8. Englishcyst
  9. Englishcysto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  13. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  16. Englishcystoscopy

From cysto- + -scopy.

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Translations

Catalan cistoscòpia
  • cistoscòpiaendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Chinese Mandarin 膀胱鏡 /膀胱镜
  • 膀胱鏡 /膀胱镜 (pángguāngjìng)endoscopy of the urinary bladder
Dutch cystoscopie
  • cystoscopieendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Finnish kystoskopia
  • kystoskopiaendoscopy of the urinary bladder
French cystoscopie
  • cystoscopieendoscopy of the urinary bladder
German Zystoskopie
  • Zystoskopieendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Greek κυστεοσκόπηση
  • κυστεοσκόπηση (kysteoskópisi)endoscopy of the urinary bladder
Irish cisteascópacht
  • cisteascópachtendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Italian cistoscopia
  • cistoscopiaendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Polish cystoskopia
  • cystoskopiaendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Portuguese cistoscopia
  • cistoscopiaendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Russian цистоскопия
  • цистоскопия (cistoskopija)endoscopy of the urinary bladder
Spanish cistoscopia
  • cistoscopiaendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Swedish cystoskopi
  • cystoskopiendoscopy of the urinary bladder
Cite this entry
APA

cystoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystoscopy

MLA

“cystoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystoscopy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cystoscopy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cystoscopy.

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