esophagoduodenoscopy
esophagoduodenoscopy is the misconstruction of esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
Meaning of esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Noun
esophagogastroduodenoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural esophagogastroduodenoscopies, abbreviation EGD)
- A medical procedure in which a endoscope is inserted through the mouth to visually examine the esophagus, stomach, and the duodenum, typically used to diagnose or sometimes treat conditions affecting the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Forms of esophagoduodenoscopy
| plural | esophagoduodenoscopies |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | oesophagoduodenoscopy |
Questions about esophagoduodenoscopy
- What is esophagoduodenoscopy the misconstruction of?
- Esophagoduodenoscopy is the misconstruction of esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
Words near esophagoduodenoscopy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: esophagoduodenoscopy (page history and authors); esophagogastroduodenoscopy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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