fiberscope
Internal optical probe
A fiberscope is a flexible viewing instrument that uses fiber optics to transmit images from inaccessible places—inside pipes, engines, or the human body.
Light travels through bundled glass fibers to illuminate the target area, and the image returns through the same bundle.
Medical fiberscopes allow doctors to examine internal organs without surgery: The surgeon used a fiberscope to inspect the patient's stomach lining.
Internal examination instrument
- borescopeTool viewing inaccessible interiors
- videoscopeOptical instrument with camera
- ophthalmoscopeDevice for viewing retinas
- laryngoscopeInstrument for viewing voicebox
otoscope · arthroscope · cystoscope · bronchoscope · colonoscope · probe · eyepiece · camera
Able to curve
- maneuverableCapable of being steered
- articulatingExpressing clearly in speech
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- navigableCapable of being traversed
steerable · insertion · snaking · curvature · pliable · twist · reach · access
Tool viewing inaccessible interiors
- nondestructiveCausing no harm
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · diagnostics · detection · surveillance · quality · testing · verification · analysis
Light-focusing curved glass
- illuminationProvision of light
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- transmissionSending of information
coherence · refraction · lightwave · photonics · clarity · focus · wavelength · infrared
Internal organ examination
- bronchoscopyInternal lung inspection via tube
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- gastroenterologyStudy of digestive organs
biopsy · arthroscopy · cystoscopy · laryngoscopy · diagnosis · surgery · urology · gynecology
endoscope
Internal examination instrument
- borescopeTool viewing inaccessible interiors
- videoscopeOptical instrument with camera
- ophthalmoscopeDevice for viewing retinas
laryngoscope · otoscope · arthroscope · cystoscope · bronchoscope · colonoscope · probe · eyepiece · camera
bendable
Able to curve
- maneuverableCapable of being steered
- articulatingExpressing clearly in speech
- flexibleAble to bend freely
navigable · steerable · insertion · snaking · curvature · pliable · twist · reach · access · contour
borescope
Tool viewing inaccessible interiors
- nondestructiveCausing no harm
- defectsFaults or imperfections
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
assessment · evaluation · diagnostics · detection · surveillance · quality · testing · verification · analysis · measurement
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
- illuminationProvision of light
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
transmission · coherence · refraction · lightwave · photonics · clarity · focus · wavelength · infrared · laser
endoscopy
Internal organ examination
- bronchoscopyInternal lung inspection via tube
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
gastroenterology · biopsy · arthroscopy · cystoscopy · laryngoscopy · diagnosis · surgery · urology · gynecology · otolaryngology
fiberscopeborescope
Tool viewing inaccessible interiors
periscope · laparoscope · arthroscope · cystoscope · telescope
scope, fiber, telescope, fibrous, microscope, periscope, fiberglass, fibre, scoped