arthroscope
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arthroscope — ● arthroscope nom masculin Instrument comportant un trocart, une enveloppe et un système optique, permettant, après introduction dans l articulation du genou, de pratiquer une arthroscopie … Encyclopédie Universelle
arthroscope — [är′thrōskōp΄, är′thrəskōp΄] n. [ ARTHRO + SCOPE] a fiber optic endoscope used inside a joint for diagnostic or surgical procedures arthroscopic [är′thrəskäp′ik] adj. arthroscopy [är thräs′kə pē] n … English World dictionary
arthroscope — noun Date: 1925 a fiber optic instrument surgically inserted through an incision near a joint (as the knee) and used to visually examine the joint interior • arthroscopic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
arthroscope — /ahr threuh skohp /, n. a tubelike instrument utilizing fiber optics to examine and treat the inside of a joint. [ARTHRO + SCOPE] * * * … Universalium
arthroscope — An endoscope for examining the internal anatomy of a joint. * * * ar·thro·scope är thrə .skōp n an endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint (as the knee) and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the… … Medical dictionary
arthroscope — instrument for examining interior of a joint Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
arthroscope — n. thin flexible endoscope inserted into a joint space for examining the inside of it and for performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within the joint … English contemporary dictionary
arthroscope — [ α:θrəskəʊp] noun Medicine an instrument for inspecting or operating on the interior of a joint. Derivatives arthroscopic adjective arthroscopy noun … English new terms dictionary
arthroscope — ar·thro·scope … English syllables
arthroscope — n. a rigid telescope fitted with a lens system and fibreoptic illumination that is inserted into a joint through a small (‘keyhole’) incision and generates a magnified picture of the joint interior that can be viewed on a television monitor. The… … The new mediacal dictionary
