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What is fiber-optic endoscope?
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Instrument: It is used for looking into your stomach, lungs, or colon.
Answered 7/5/2012
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The scope part: Allows you to look into any accessible structure, the fiberoptic as[ect permit forwar transmission of light and reflective direct vision of the lining illuminated at the tip of the scope. The glass fibers are bendable and flexible. The prefix identifies what's being examined: leryngoscopr: larynx; gastroscope: stomach; bronchosope: airways and lungs. Capisce?
Answered 4/17/2013
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