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nephroscope
nephroscope (ˈnɛfrəˌskəʊp) n (Medicine) a tubular medical instrument inserted through an incision in the skin to enable examination of a kidney nephroscopy nnephroscope
nephroscope [nef´ro-skōp] an instrument inserted into an incision in the renal pelvis for viewing the inside of the kidney, equipped with three channels for telescope, fiberoptic light input, and irrigation.neph·ro·scope (nef'rō-skōp), An endoscope passed into the renal pelvis to view it. Route of access may be percutaneous, through a surgically exposed kidney, or retrograde through the ureter.neph·ro·scope (nef'rō-skōp) An endoscope passed into the renal pelvis to view it. Route of access may be percutaneous (through a surgically exposed kidney) or retrograde through the ureter. NephroscopeAn instrument made of a light source in a tube. The tube is inserted into the kidney through an incision in the back and used to locate kidney stones. The stones are broken up with high frequency sound waves and removed by suction through the scope.Mentioned in: Cystinuria |