Diagnostic Procedure
hysteroscopy
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Obstetric Surgical Procedures; Endoscopy (procedure)
Definitions related to hysteroscopy:
  • Endoscopic examination of the uterine cavity through the vagina and cervix.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the uterus.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Hysteroscopy is the process of viewing and operating in the endometrial cavity from a transcervical approach. The basic hysteroscope is a long, narrow telescope connected to a light source to illuminate the area to be visualized.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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