内 視 鏡(ないしきょう)

ないしきょう

noun

endoscope

1. endoscope

A flexible medical instrument with a small camera on the tip, inserted into the body (often through the mouth, nose, or anus) to examine the stomach, intestines, or other organs. By extension, the word is also used to refer to an endoscopic examination itself.

内視鏡(ないしきょう)検査(けんさ)。

An endoscopic examination.

明日(あした)は胃(い)の内視鏡(ないしきょう)検査(けんさ)を受(う)ける予定(よてい)だ。

Tomorrow I am scheduled to undergo a gastric endoscopy.

医師(いし)は内視鏡(ないしきょう)を使(つか)って患部(かんぶ)を確認(かくにん)し、手術(しゅじゅつ)の必要性(ひつようせい)を判断(はんだん)した。

The doctor used an endoscope to check the affected area and decided whether surgery was necessary.

Composed of 内(ない) (inside) and 視鏡(しきょう) (instrument for viewing). An everyday medical word in Japan because endoscopic cancer screenings (especially stomach and colon) are widely recommended. The associated examinations are called 胃(い)カメラ (lit. "stomach camera") and 大腸(だいちょう)カメラ (lit. "large intestine camera") in casual speech.

Usage

Usually appears in compounds with 検査(けんさ) (examination) or 手術(しゅじゅつ) (surgery): 内視鏡(ないしきょう)検査(けんさ), 内視鏡(ないしきょう)手術(しゅじゅつ).

Common collocations

内視鏡(ないしきょう)検査(けんさ): endoscopic examination
内視鏡(ないしきょう)手術(しゅじゅつ): endoscopic surgery
内視鏡(ないしきょう)を入(い)れる: to insert an endoscope
胃(い)の内視鏡(ないしきょう): a gastric endoscopy

Similar words

胃(い)カメラ: "stomach camera" — casual term for gastric endoscopy
大腸(だいちょう)カメラ: "colon camera" — casual term for colonoscopy
レントゲン: X-ray
エコー: ultrasound
CT検査(しーてぃーけんさ): CT scan

Related Words

Compare: レントゲン (X-ray)

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