Medical Terminology Simplified

7–38 Cyst/o/scopy, also called cyst/o/urethr/o/scopy,is a procedure that uses a

rigid or flexible cyst/o/scope inserted into the urinary meatus and through the ure-

thra to examine the urinary bladder. (See Fig. 7–6.)

The endo/scope used to perform cyst/o/scopy is called a

__________ / _____ / ____________________.

The cyst/o/scope is used to perform the diagnostic procedure called

__________ / _____ / ____________________ or

__________ / _____ / ____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

7–39 The cyst/o/scope has an optical lighting system and special lenses and mir-

rors. It also contains a hollow channel for inserting operative devices to obtain biopsy

specimens and remove growths and small stones. A video attachment can be used to

create a permanent visual record.

To excise polyps from the bladder, the ur/o/logist uses the special instrument called a

__________ / _____ / ____________________.

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292 CHAPTER 7• Urinary System

cyst/o/scope

SĬST-ō-skōp

cyst/o/scopy,

cyst/o/urethr/o/scopy

sĭs-TŎS-kō-pē, SĬS-tō-ū-

rē-THRŎS-kō-pē

cyst/o/scope

SĬST-ō-skōp

Eyepiece

Cystoscope

Urethra

Urinary

bladder

Video

connection

Prostate

gland

Rectum

Figure 7-6Cystoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra using a cystoscope.