Definition of Hysteroscopy

1. Noun. Visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina.

Generic synonyms: Endoscopy

Definition of Hysteroscopy

1. Noun. (medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hysteroscopy

1. Hysteroscopy is the examination of the inner cavity of the uterus through a fibreoptic telescope inserted through the vagina and cervical canal. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hysteroscopy

hysterophyte
hysterophytes
hysteroplasty
hysterorrhaphy
hysterorrhexis
hysterosalpingectomy
hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
hysterosalpingogram
hysterosalpingogram: kidde technique
hysterosalpingograms
hysterosalpingography
hysterosalpingostomy
hysteroscope
hysteroscopes
hysteroscopies
hysterospasm
hysterosystole
hysterothermometry
hysterotome
hysterotomes
hysterotomies
hysterotomy
hysterotonin
hysterotrachelectomy
hysterotracheloplasty
hysterotrachelorrhaphy
hysterotrachelotomy
hysterotrismus
hysterotubography

Literary usage of Hysteroscopy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gynecological Operations: Including Non-operative Treatment and Minor Gynecology by Henri Albert Charles Antoine Hartmann, Douglas William Sibbald (1913)
"hysteroscopy.—hysteroscopy or uterine endoscopy was recommended in France by Duplay and Ciado who used a tube and a photophore or light- producing apparatus ..."

2. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Semm K. Atlas of Gynecologic Laparoscopy 33. and hysteroscopy. Philadelphia: Saunders ... Gomel V. Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy in Gynecologic Practice. ..."

3. Health Care Technology And Its Assessment In Eight Countries edited by H. David Banta (2004)
"... advises that diagnostic hysteroscopy is usually an adjunct to, rather than a replacement for, D&C. It is also regarded by the College as complementary ..."

4. Current Issues in Women's Health: An Fda Consumer Special Report (1993)
"hysteroscopy: The patient's uterus is filled with a liquid or gas, instilled through ... Patients undergoing hysteroscopy are usually given an anesthetic ..."

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