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大腸内視鏡 (だいちょうないしきょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

大だい腸ちょう内ない視し鏡きょう

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Meanings

1

Medical instrument used to examine the large intestine.

医い師しは大だい腸ちょう内

ない

視し

鏡きょう

を

使つか

っ

て

大だい

腸ちょう

の

内ない

部ぶ

を

観かん

察さつ

し

た

。

The doctor used a colonoscope to observe the inside of the large intestine.

2

The procedure of examining the colon with a colonoscope.

来らい週しゅう、大だい腸ちょう内ない視し鏡きょうの検けん査さを受うける予よ定ていです。
I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy next week.

Kanji

大large, big
腸intestines, guts, bowels
内inside, within, between
視inspection, regard as, see
鏡mirror, speculum, barrel-head

Related words

内ない視し鏡きょう
General term for endoscope; 大腸内視鏡 specifically refers to the colonoscope or colonoscopy.
胃いカメラ
Common term for gastroscopy; 大腸内視鏡 is for the large intestine.

Word family

大だい腸ちょう内ない視し鏡きょう検けん査さ
colonoscopy

Built from

Etymology

Compound of 大腸 (large intestine) + 内視鏡 (endoscope).

大だい腸ちょう

+内ない視し鏡きょう