cystoscope
noun
cys·to·scope
ˈsi-stə-ˌskōp 
: a rigid endoscope for inspecting and passing instruments into the urethra and bladder
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Cystoscopy: This direct method of detection involves inserting a narrow scope—called a cystoscope—into your urethra (the tube through which urine exits the body) to examine the inside of your bladder.
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James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
Doctors deliver the drug directly into a patient’s bladder through a catheter and then use a cystoscope to shine a green light that illuminates the bladder and activates the drug, which preferentially targets bladder cancer tumors over healthy bladder tissue, McFarland said.
—Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
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James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
Doctors deliver the drug directly into a patient’s bladder through a catheter and then use a cystoscope to shine a green light that illuminates the bladder and activates the drug, which preferentially targets bladder cancer tumors over healthy bladder tissue, McFarland said.
—Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2021
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“Cystoscope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cystoscope. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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cystoscope
1 of 2 noun
cys·to·scope
ˈsis-tə-ˌskōp
: a rigid endoscope for inspecting and passing instruments into the urethra and bladder
cystoscope
2 of 2 transitive verb
cystoscoped; cystoscoping
: to examine (as a patient) with a cystoscope
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