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hysteroscope
noun[ C ]
medical specializeduk /ˈhɪs.tər.ə.skəʊp/ us /ˈhɪs.tɚ.ə.skoʊp/
a long thin tube with a small camera at the end, used in medical examinations of a woman's uterus (= the part of the body in which a baby grows):
The hysteroscope is inserted through the cervix to reveal the inside of the uterus.
The hysteroscope has a small light and camera lens at its tip, which sends pictures from the inside of the womb to a video screen.
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The canal of the cervix is gently stretched open, allowing the hysteroscope to be inserted.
Miniature hysteroscopes do not necessarily require cervical dilatation.
Visualization of the uterine cavity by means of a hysteroscope and biopsy of the lining of the womb are generally recommended by gynaecologistsgynecologists when medication fails to provide improvement.
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