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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

work go
activity directed toward making or doing something

investigation, investigating go
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

examination, scrutiny go
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

endoscopy
visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

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celioscopy go
endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall
colonoscopy go
visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum
culdoscopy go
endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina
gastroscopy go
visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus
hysteroscopy go
visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina
proctoscopy go
visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope
sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy go
visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps