gastrocamera

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noun

A small camera that can be lowered through the alimentary canal to photograph inside the stomach.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noungastrocamera (plural gastrocameras)

plural gastrocameras

  1. medicineA small camera that can be lowered through the alimentary canal to photograph inside the stomach.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰστήρ (găstḗr)
  2. Englishgastro-
  3. Englishcamera
  4. Englishgastrocamera

From gastro- + camera.

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Translations

Japanese 胃カメラ
  • 胃カメラ (ikamera)camera
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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