Cystoscope
/ˈsɪs.təˌskoʊp/noun
A medical instrument used to look inside the bladder and urethra.
Did you know?Its second half comes from Greek -skopein, the same ancient root behind telescope, microscope, and episcopal “scope” words—literally the language of seeing.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kystis
“bladder; sac or pouch”
Ancient Greek
Greek
skopein
“to look at, examine”
Modern Scientific Greek
Greek
kystoskopos
“an instrument for examining the bladder”
19th Century
English
cystoscope
“a medical instrument for viewing the bladder”
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