How to Pronounce Upper GI Endoscopy Findings

Say it like this: UP-er (rhymes with 'supper') JEE-eye (the letters G and I said separately) en-DAS-koh-pee (en-DASK-uh-pee) FYN-dingz. The stress falls on DAS in 'endoscopy,' so that syllable is the loudest when you say it.

'GI' is an abbreviation for 'gastrointestinal,' which refers to the stomach and intestines. Since it's an abbreviation made from two letters, you pronounce each letter separately: 'jee' (G) and 'eye' (I).

'Endoscopy' comes from two Greek roots: 'endo-' means 'inside' and '-scopy' means 'to look at' or 'to view.' So an endoscopy is a procedure where a doctor looks inside your body using a special camera.

'Endoscopy' has four syllables: en-DOS-kuh-pee. The second syllable, 'DOS,' gets the stress and is pronounced the loudest. A common mistake is stressing the first syllable instead, saying 'EN-doscopy.'

'Findings' simply means 'things that were discovered' or 'results that were found.' In this case, it refers to what the doctor saw or found when looking inside the upper digestive system.

You could say 'endoscopy results' or 'what the doctor found during the endoscopy.' The word 'findings' is medical language for 'discoveries' or 'observations the doctor made.'

Yes, doctors often call it 'EGD,' which stands for 'esophagogastroduodenoscopy.' You pronounce it by saying each letter: 'ee-gee-dee.' It's shorter to say but describes the same procedure of looking inside the upper digestive tract.

Other medical words with '-scopy' include 'colonoscopy' (looking inside the colon) and 'bronchoscopy' (looking inside the airways). The '-scopy' part always means 'a procedure to look inside' something.