Internal examination of huge parrot after death

• Patient examination of butt, thus reflected by mirror

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1861, from endo- + -scopy .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Endoscopy means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the body for medical reasons using an endoscope , an instrument used to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) the examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE gastrointestinal ▪ An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should be performed to exclude other abnormalities. ▪ This usually implies upper gastrointestinal endoscopy , ultrasound examination, and investigation for ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Endoscopy \En*dos"co*py\, n. (Med.) The art or process of examination or treatment by means of an endoscope.