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- noun medicine A small
camera that can be lowered through thealimentary canal to photograph inside thestomach
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Founded in 1919 as a microscope and thermometer business, Olympus produced its first camera in 1936 and its first "gastrocamera," a predecessor to the modern-day endoscope, in 1950, according to its website.
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Founded in 1919 as a microscope and thermometer business, Olympus produced its first camera in 1936 and its first "gastrocamera," a predecessor to the modern-day endoscope, in 1950, according to its website.
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