Otoscope vs. Endoscope

Otoscopenoun

(medicine) An instrument used for examining the eardrum and interior of the outer ear.

Otoscopenoun

An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.

Otoscopenoun

medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)

Otoscopenoun

an instrument designed for visual examination of the eardrum and the passage of the outer ear, typically having a light and a set of lenses.

Otoscope

An otoscope or auriscope is a medical device which is used to look into the ears. Health care providers use otoscopes to screen for illness during regular check-ups and also to investigate ear symptoms.

Endoscopenoun

An instrument used to examine a bodily orifice or canal, or a hollow organ.

Endoscopenoun

An instrument for examining the interior of the body, consisting of a flexible tube with lenses and optical fibers permitting illumination of the interior site to be inspected, and visualization of the interior site from outside the body; it often has small surgical instruments attached to the end and manipulable from the outside, permitting biopsy or surgery. It is used as a non-invasive or minimally invasive tool for diagnosis or treatment, especially in organs having an external opening such as the rectum, the urethra, and the bladder.

Endoscopenoun

a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery

Endoscope

An endoscope is an illuminated optical, typically slender and tubular instrument (a type of borescope) used to look deep into the body and used in procedures called an endoscopy. Endoscopes use tubes which are only a few millimeters thick to transfer illumination in one direction and high-resolution images in real time in the other direction, resulting in minimally invasive surgeries.