endoscopic

adjective

en·​do·​scop·​ic ˌen-də-ˈskä-pik 

: of, relating to, or performed by means of an endoscope or endoscopy

endoscopically

ˌen-də-ˈskä-pi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of endoscopic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers have studied the effectiveness of endoscopic surveillance (undergoing endoscopies to monitor disease) as part of IM management. —Sayaka Blickenderfer, Phd, Health, 16 Jan. 2025

An endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure combines endoscopy and X-ray imaging to visualize the bile ducts, gallbladder, and pancreas. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Jan. 2025

Even though an endoscopic exam can catch early-stage GI cancers, about 20% are overlooked by doctors when viewing patients’ upper GI tract. —Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

In Netanyahu’s case, because the prostate is not cancerous, Golan said doctors were likely performing an endoscopic surgery, carried out by inserting small instruments into a body cavity, rather than making surgical cuts in the abdomen to reach the prostate. —Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for endoscopic

• arthroscopic
• barotropic
• cystoscopic
• gyroscopic
• hygroscopic
• isentropic
• isotopic
• isotropic
• macroscopic
• microscopic
• orthotopic
• orthotropic

Medical Definition

endoscopic

adjective

en·​do·​scop·​ic ˌen-də-ˈskäp-ik 

: of, relating to, or performed by means of an endoscope or endoscopy

… patients with jaundice in whom an endoscopic stent is required to relieve obstruction.

—Manuel Hidalgo, The New England Journal of Medicine

endoscopically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb