A special endoscopic instrument for the transurethral electrosurgical removal of lesions involving the bladder, prostate gland, or urethra.
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re·sec·to·scope ri-'sek-tə-.skōp n an instrument consisting of a tubular fenestrated sheath with a sliding knife within it that is used for surgery within cavities (as of the prostate through the urethra)
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a type of surgical instrument (an endoscope) used in resection of the prostate or in the removal of bladder tumours.
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re·sec·to·scope (re-sekґto-skōp) an instrument with a wide-angle telescope and an electrically activated wire loop for transurethral removal or biopsy of lesions of the bladder, prostate, or urethra.Medical dictionary. 2011.