endocytoscopy

English

Etymology

From endo- +‎ cyto- +‎ -scopy.

Noun

endocytoscopy (countable and uncountable, plural endocytoscopies)

1. The examination of cellular microstructures using an endocytoscope.
   • 2011, Gregory G. Ginsberg, Michael L. Kochman, Ian D. Norton, Clinical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, →ISBN:

     Endocytoscopy revealed cellular microstructures resembling spindle-shaped smooth muscle cells comparable to bench microscopy (Fig. 56.3A).

   • 2013, Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Advanced Imaging in Gastroenterology, →ISBN:

     Endocytoscopy (Endocytoscopy,Olympus, Tokyo, Japan) is based on the principle of contact light microscopy permitting visualization of the superficial mucosal layer.

   • 2016, Vani J.A. Konda, Irving Waxman, Endoscopic Imaging Techniques and Tools, →ISBN, page 142:

     Safety of endocytoscopy is comparable to a standard flexible diagnostic endoscopy.

Hypernyms

• microendoscopy

Coordinate terms

• endomicroscopy