In 2011, the health care industry consumed an average of 9.3 percent of the GDP or US$ 3,322 (PPP-adjusted) per capita across the 34 members of OECD countries.
30 terms Term: Endoscopy. Definition: Visual examination of a body cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope. Endoscopy is used for biopsy, surgery, aspirating fluids, and coagulating bleeding areas.
laÂ·rynÂ·goÂ·scope. Any of several types of tubes, equipped with electrical lighting, used in examining or operating upon the interior of the larynx through the mouth. laryngoscope. n. A tubular endoscope that is inserted into the larynx through the mouth and used for observing the interior of the larynx.