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gastroduodenoscopy

UK/ɡastɹəʊdjuːəʊdɪˈnɒskəpi/

gastroduodenoscopy noun: a diagnostic medical procedure in which a flexible endoscope is passed through the mouth to visually examine the stomach and duodenum.

Noun

gastroduodenoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural gastroduodenoscopies)

  1. A diagnostic medical procedure in which a flexible endoscope is passed through the mouth to visually examine the stomach and duodenum.
  2. More commonly called an esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Forms of gastroduodenoscopy

pluralgastroduodenoscopies

Origin of gastroduodenoscopy

From gastro- + duodeno- + -scopy.

Questions about gastroduodenoscopy

What does gastroduodenoscopy mean?
Gastroduodenoscopy means a diagnostic medical procedure in which a flexible endoscope is passed through the mouth to visually examine the stomach and duodenum.
What part of speech is gastroduodenoscopy?
Gastroduodenoscopy is a noun.
How do you pronounce gastroduodenoscopy?
Gastroduodenoscopy is pronounced /ɡastɹəʊdjuːəʊdɪˈnɒskəpi/ (UK).
What is the plural of gastroduodenoscopy?
The plural of gastroduodenoscopy is gastroduodenoscopies.

Words near gastroduodenoscopy in the dictionary

  1. gastroduodenitis
  2. gastroduodenoesophageal
  3. gastroduodenojejunal
  4. gastroduodenopancreatectomy
  5. gastroduodenoscopies
  6. gastroduodenoscopy
  7. gastroduodenostomies
  8. gastroduodenostomy
  9. gastroduodenum
  10. gastroduodenums
  11. gastrodynia

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