胃镜 (wèi jìng) — gastroscope (the medical instrument); gastroscopy (the procedure)
Definition
胃镜 (wèijìng) refers to BOTH the scope and the exam itself — context tells you which: 做胃镜 means 'to have a gastroscopy', while 检查胃镜 means examining the instrument or images.
noun
gastroscope (the medical instrument)gastroscopy (the procedure)
Measure word · 台
Examples
- 胃镜。Yī shēng jiàn yì tā zuò yí cì wèi jìng jiǎn chá.The doctor recommended he undergo a gastroscopy examination.
- 胃镜。wèi jìng De jié guǒ xiǎn shì tā de wèi bù méi yǒu yì cháng.The gastroscopy results showed no abnormalities in his stomach.
- 胃镜。Zuò wèi jìng qián xū yào kōng fù bā xiǎo shí.You need to fast for eight hours before having a gastroscopy.
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