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colonoscope
[ koh-lon-uh-skohp, kuh- ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- a flexible, lighted, tubular instrument using fiber optics to permit visualization of the colon.
colonoscope
/ ˌkɒlənˈɒskəpɪ; kəˈlɒnəˌskəʊp /
noun
- an instrument for examining the colon, consisting of a flexible lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for abnormalities and to remove them or take tissue samples
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Derived Forms
- colonoscopy, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of colonoscope1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of colonoscope1
C20: from colon ² + -o- + -scope
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