urethroscope etymology

English word urethroscope comes from English -scope, English urethro- ((anatomy) urethra.)

Detailed word origin of urethroscope

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-scope English (eng) Used to make terms denoting an instrument used for viewing or examination.
urethro- English (eng) (anatomy) urethra.
urethroscope English (eng) An instrument for examining the interior of the urethra.

Words with the same origin as urethroscope

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 urethro-
urethrectomy urethrocele urethrocutaneous urethrogram urethrography urethropenile urethroperineal urethropexy urethroplasty urethroprostatic urethrorectal urethrorrhagia urethrotome urethrovaginal