gastroscopy
noun
gastroscopy is spelled G-A-S-T-R-O-S-C-O-P-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gastroscopy means “An examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gastroscopy is gastroscopies.
How many letters and syllables are in gastroscopy?
| Letters | 11: G-A-S-T-R-O-S-C-O-P-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gastroscopy?
Gastroscopy appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of gastroscopy
- gastroscopies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gastroscopy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gastroscopy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gastroscopie |
| Spanish | gastroscopia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does gastroscopy come from?
From gastro- + -scopy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).