a procedure that permits observation of a fetus in the uterus
fetoscopy in American English
(fiˈtɑskəpi)
nounWord forms: plural-pies
examination by means of a fetoscope
Word origin
[1970–75; fet(us) + -o- + -scopy]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, New Age, postmodernism, relational database, salsa-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -scopy is a combining form used to form abstract action nouns corresponding to nouns withstems ending in -scope. Other words that use the affix -scopy include: bioscopy, fluoroscopy, laparoscopy, spectroscopy, uroscopy
Examples of 'fetoscopy' in a sentence
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However, most procedures involving surgical fetoscopy or open fetal surgery remain experimental.
Ming Chen, Chih-Ping Chen 2004, 'Invasive Fetal Therapy: Global Status and Local Development', Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S102845590960084X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gasless fetoscopy was used for performing the suture with three orifices to allow entry of the trocar into the myometrium.
Denise Araujo Lapa Pedreira, Gregório Lorenzo Acácio, Rogério Chaccur Abou-Jamra,Rita de Cássia Sanches Oliveira, Elia Garcia Caldini, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva 2010, 'Modification of the gasless fetoscopy technique for the treatment of large myelomeningocele:a study in sheep', Einstein (São Paulo)http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/1440-Einsteinv8n1p18-23.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)