Gastroduodenoscopy
gastroduodenoscopy gas·tro·du·o·de·nos·co·py (gās’trō-dōō’ə-də-nŏs’kə-pē, -dyōō’-, -dōō-ŏd’n-ŏs’-, -dyōō-)
n.
Visualization of the interior of the stomach and the duodenum by a gastroscope.
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