colonoscopy

American  

[koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee] / ˌkoʊ ləˈnɒs kə pi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. visual inspection of the interior of the colon with a flexible, lighted tube inserted through the rectum.

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colonoscopy Scientific  

/ kō′lə-nŏs′kə-pē /

1. Inspection of the interior surface of the colon with a flexible endoscope that is equipped to obtain tissue samples and inserted through the rectum.

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Other Word Forms

• colonoscopic adjective
• colonoscopically adverb

Etymology

Origin of colonoscopy

First recorded in 1900–05; colon ² ( def. ) + -o- ( def. ) + -scopy ( def. )

Example Sentences

To investigate the question, Ramprasad and colleagues studied 125 adults who were undergoing screening colonoscopies.

From Science Daily

Yet when my doctor set up a colonoscopy two years ago, after I turned 45, I let the date pass.

From Los Angeles Times

In his first term, he played down the severity of his Covid-19 symptoms and declined to disclose that he got a colonoscopy.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are intensely intimate, a bit gross and utterly compelling—like a colonoscopy that one cannot turn away from.

From The Wall Street Journal

"So I hope you're getting your check-ups. I hope you get your colonoscopies and breast exams and prostate exams, they will save your life."

From BBC