endoscope

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noun

An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.

OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

nounendoscope (plural endoscopes)

plural endoscopes

  1. An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  7. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  8. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  10. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  11. Englishendoscope

From endo- + -scope.

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Translations

Afrikaans endoskoop
  • endoskoopinstrument
Basque endoskopio
  • endoskopioinstrument
Bulgarian ендоскоп
  • ендоскоп (endoskop)instrument
Catalan endoscopi
  • endoscopiinstrument
Chinese Mandarin 內窺鏡 /内窥镜, 內視鏡 /内视镜
  • 內窺鏡 /内窥镜 (nèikuījìng)instrument
  • 內視鏡 /内视镜 (nèishìjìng)instrument
  • 內鏡 /内镜 (nèijìng)instrument
Czech endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Danish endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Dutch endoscoop
  • endoscoopinstrument
Esperanto endoskopo
  • endoskopoinstrument
Estonian endoskoop
  • endoskoopinstrument
Finnish endoskooppi, tähystin
  • endoskooppiinstrument
  • tähystininstrument
French endoscope
  • endoscopeinstrument
German Endoskop
  • Endoskopinstrument
Greek ενδοσκόπιο
  • ενδοσκόπιο (endoskópio)instrument
Hindi अंतर्दर्शी
  • अंतर्दर्शी (antardarśī)instrument
Hungarian endoszkóp
  • endoszkópinstrument
Icelandic holsjá, holspegill
  • holsjáinstrument
  • holspegillinstrument
Indonesian endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Irish ionscóp
  • ionscópinstrument
Italian endoscopio
  • endoscopioinstrument
Japanese 内視鏡
  • 内視鏡 (naishikyō)instrument
Korean 내시경
  • 내시경 (naesigyeong)instrument
Latin endoscopium
  • endoscopiuminstrument
Norwegian Bokmål endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Persian آندوسکوپ
  • آندوسکوپ (ândoskop)instrument
Polish endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Portuguese endoscópio
  • endoscópioinstrument
Russian эндоско́п
  • эндоско́п (endoskóp)instrument
Spanish endoscopio
  • endoscopioinstrument
Swedish endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Turkish endoskop
  • endoskopinstrument
Ukrainian ендоско́п
  • ендоско́п (endoskóp)instrument
Vietnamese đèn nội soi
  • đèn nội soiinstrument
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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