thoracoscope etymology

English word thoracoscope comes from English -scope, English thoraco- ((anatomy) thorax.)

Detailed word origin of thoracoscope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scope English (eng) Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
thoraco- English (eng) (anatomy) thorax.
thoracoscope English (eng) The instrument used in thoracoscopy.

Words with the same origin as thoracoscope

Descendants of -scope
Teslascope angioscope antroscope bioscope chromascope cymoscope embryoscope endoscope finderscope fluoroscopically hydroscope hypnoscope kaleidoscope laryngoscope leucoscope nightscope oscilloscope periscope pharyngoscope polemoscope pseudoscope spectroscope spectroscopic binary spiroscope thermoscopic
Descendants of thoraco-
cephalothoracopagus rethoracotomy thoracalgia thoracoabdominal thoracoacromial thoracodorsal thoracolumbar thoracolumbosacral thoracometer thoracopagus thoracopathy thoracoplasty thoracopod thoracostomy thoracotomy