endosurgery

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noun

The field of minimally invasive internal surgery, such as endoscopies

OriginEnglish surgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie →
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Meanings

nounendosurgery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe field of minimally invasive internal surgery, such as endoscopies

    The continued struggle with stent sales was offset by double-digit growth compared with the year-ago quarter in other business areas, including the company’s three endosurgery businesses[…].

    2007 July 21, The Associated Press, “Boston Scientific Reports a Profit”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥dóm
  2. Proto-Hellenic*éndon
  3. Ancient Greekἔνδον (éndon)
  4. Englishendo-
  5. Latinchīrūrgia
  6. Old Frenchsurgie
  7. Old Frenchsurgerie
  8. Middle Englishsurgerie
  9. Englishsurgery
  10. Englishendosurgery

From endo- + surgery.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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