endotherapy
endotherapy noun: any therapeutic procedure that involves the use of an endoscope to localize the intervention to a location inside the body.
Noun
endotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural endotherapies)
- Any therapeutic procedure that involves the use of an endoscope to localize the intervention to a location inside the body.
- Newer and Investigational Approaches to Antireflux Therapy Several new therapeutic approaches to antireflux treatment have been developed, including endotherapies that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, investigational endoscopic techniques to enhance the antireflux barrier...2004, Ronnie Fass, GERD/dyspepsia, →ISBN, page 278
- Although endotherapy was primarily used for the treatment of upper GI and peptic ulcer bleeding, these modalities have also been applied to patients with lower GI bleeding.2008, Richard S. Irwin, James M. Rippe, Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine, →ISBN, page 1175
Forms of endotherapy
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Origin of endotherapy
From endo- + therapy.
Questions about endotherapy
- What does endotherapy mean?
- Endotherapy means any therapeutic procedure that involves the use of an endoscope to localize the intervention to a location inside the body.
- What part of speech is endotherapy?
- Endotherapy is a noun.
- What is the plural of endotherapy?
- The plural of endotherapy is endotherapies.
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