endocytoscope

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ cyto- +‎ -scope.

Noun

endocytoscope (plural endocytoscopes)

1. A specialized endoscope or attachment used with an endoscope that provides very high magnification for investigation of cellular microstructures.
   • 2011, Gregory G. Ginsberg, Michael L. Kochman, Ian D. Norton, Clinical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, →ISBN:

     The muscular layer was imaged in vivo 2 minutes after the muscular staining with the endocytoscope inserted into the SEMF submucosal space.

   • 2014, Luis Rodrigo, Amado Salvador Peña, Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, →ISBN, page 187:

     The endoscopic models use an endocytoscope integrated to the endoscope and provide a 580x magnifcaton.

   • 2017, Daniel C. Baumgart, Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, →ISBN:

     Recently, the integration of the endocytoscope within an otherwise conventional endoscope could be achieved.

Derived terms

• endocytoscopic