gastroenteroscopy

noun

A medical procedure in which a doctor uses an endoscope to examine the digestive tract, especially the stomach and intestines, to diagnose or sometimes treat digestive problems.

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Meanings

noungastroenteroscopy (plural gastroenteroscopies)

plural gastroenteroscopies

  1. medicineA medical procedure in which a doctor uses an endoscope to examine the digestive tract, especially the stomach and intestines, to diagnose or sometimes treat digestive problems.

    However, when present, it poses a diagnostic dilemma to clinicians, as little help comes from gastroenteroscopy and imaging.

    2014 July 25, Rohit Mehra, Aswini K. Pujahari, Shyam S. Jaiswal, “Duodenal heterotopic pancreatic tissue: a case report and literature review”, in Gastroenterology Report, volume 3, →DOI

Origin

From gastro- + enteroscopy.

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