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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. therapeutics
  3. surgery
  4. endoscopy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. endoscopy
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. endoscopy
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. methodology
  3. diagnostic techniques
  4. endoscopy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. diagnostic techniques
  5. endoscopy
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. diagnostic techniques
  5. endoscopy

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endoscopy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Procedures of applying endoscopes for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e. percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

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