hysteroscopy

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noun

A medical procedure where a doctor uses a thin, lighted camera inserted through the vagina and cervix to look inside the uterus to diagnose or treat uterine problems.

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Meanings

nounhysteroscopy (plural hysteroscopies)

plural hysteroscopies

  1. medicineA medical procedure where a doctor uses a thin, lighted camera inserted through the vagina and cervix to look inside the uterus to diagnose or treat uterine problems.

Origin

From hystero- + -scopy.

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Translations

Catalan histeroscòpia
  • histeroscòpiaexamination of the uterus
Greek υστεροσκοπία
  • υστεροσκοπία (ysteroskopía)examination of the uterus
Italian isteroscopia
  • isteroscopiaexamination of the uterus
Spanish histeroscopia
  • histeroscopiaexamination of the uterus
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APA

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MLA

“hysteroscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysteroscopy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hysteroscopy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hysteroscopy.

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