SYN: flexible endoscope.
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fi·ber·scope or chiefly Brit fi·bre·scope 'fī-bər-.skōp n a flexible endoscope that utilizes fiber optics to transmit light and is used for visual examination of inaccessible areas (as the stomach)
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fi·ber·scope (fiґbər-skōp) a flexible endoscope that uses bundles of fibers with special optical properties (see fiberoptics) for the transmission of light and the collection of images; it also contains channels for insufflation and suction and for the introduction of a variety of accessories for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Called also fiberoptic endoscope.Medical dictionary. 2011.