Rectoscopy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of proctoscopy.

    "Forty years ago, endoscopy of the digestive tract only had a negligible role in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases, with the exception of rectoscopy and laparoscopy."

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proctoscopy

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"Forty years ago, endoscopy of the digestive tract only had a negligible role in the diagnosis and treatment of digestive diseases, with the exception of rectoscopy and laparoscopy."

Etymology

From recto- + -scopy.

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