arthroscope
noun
ar·thro·scope ˈär-thrə-ˌskōp 
: an endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint (such as the knee) and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint
arthroscopic
ˌär-thrə-ˈskä-pik
adjective arthroscopic surgery
arthroscopically
ˌär-thrə-ˈskä-pi-k(-ə)lē
adverb examine a joint arthroscopically
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Surgical repairs for shoulder dislocation are generally done with a slim, pencil-sized tool called an arthroscope that helps limit additional damage caused by surgery. 
Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019 His job has been improved dramatically, though, as a result of the arthroscope, a device created in Japan just after World War II. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Adrian Peterson, now with the Washington Redskins, has about as much experience with the arthroscope as anyone. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019 His job has been improved dramatically, though, as a result of the arthroscope, a device created in Japan just after World War II. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Adrian Peterson, now with the Washington Redskins, has about as much experience with the arthroscope as anyone. SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Arthroskop, from arthro- arthro- + -skop -scope
Note: The German term was probably introduced, along with Arthroskopie arthroscopy, by the Swiss surgeon and politician Eugen Bircher (1882-1956) in "Beiträge zur Pathologie (Arthritis deformans) und Diagnose der Meniscus-Verletzungen (Arthroendoscopie)," Bruns' Beiträge zur klinischen Chirurgie, Band 127 (1922), 2. Heft, p. 249.
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
arthroscope
noun
ar·thro·scope ˈär-thrə-ˌskōp
: an endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint (as the knee) and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint