abdominoscopyn.
/abˌdɒmᵻˈnɒskəpi/, /əbˌdɒmᵻˈnɒskəpi/, U.S. /æbˌdɑməˈnɑskəpi/, /əbˌdɑməˈnɑskəpi/ Medicine. Now rare.
Originally: examination of the abdomen by visual inspection or by other standard methods of physical examination (palpation, percussion, etc.) (now disused). In later use: endoscopic examination of the abdominal cavity; = laparoscopy n.
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abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1826 London Med. Repository & Rev. New Ser. 3 157 By means of cranioscopy as regards the cranium, thoracoscopy as relates to the chest, and abdominoscopy as respects the abdomen, we may readily ascertain the prevailing temperament of any individual.
1896 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Dis. Women & Children 34 767 Abdominoscopy in Obstetrics.—Abdominal palpation during pregnancy is described by T. M. Burns.
1924 O. P. Steiner in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 38 266/1 Abdominoscopy is a term which describes our new method of examining the organs of the abdominal cavity, in reality an endoscopy of the abdominal cavity.
1998 Asia Pulse (Nexis) 6 Nov. China has developed state-of-the-art endoscope and abdominoscope technology for surgical procedures, according to the second international seminar on abdominoscopy held here on November 4.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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