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胃鏡 (いきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

胃い鏡きょう

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Meanings

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noun

Medical instrument used to visually examine the inside of the stomach.

医い師しは胃い鏡きょうを使つかって胃いの内ない部ぶを調しらべた。
The doctor examined the inside of the stomach using a gastroscope.

Kanji

胃stomach, paunch, crop
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Similar words

内ない視し鏡きょう
内視鏡 is the broader term for any endoscope, while 胃鏡 specifically refers to a gastroscope for the stomach.

Etymology

Compound of 胃 (i, 'stomach') and 鏡 (kyō, 'mirror; scope'), literally 'stomach mirror'.