colonoscopy

[ koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

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

colonoscopy

/ 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.

Other Words From

• co·lon·o·scop·ic [k, uh, -lon-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
• co·lon·o·scop·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of colonoscopy¹

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

Example Sentences

Sasser didn’t hesitate to opt in, because nothing else had worked for her, so she had FMT through a colonoscopy.

From Time

Then the stool is thawed to room temperature, and usually inserted into the recipient’s intestine during a colonoscopy.

From Time

Research done by myself and others shows that prompting people to think through the date and time cue that will spur them to act can increase follow-through on everything from voting to getting a flu shot or colonoscopy.

From Time

The patient planned to record the doctor’s instructions on his phone once the colonoscopy was over.

From Freakonomics

During routine colonoscopies, doctors can remove polyps before they develop further.

From Popular-Science

For some mysterious reason, colonoscopy providers are not held to these same standards despite a similar rate of complications.

From The Daily Beast

Even just sitting at the breakfast table, he looked like he'd prefer to be having a colonoscopy.

From The Daily Beast

The Wall Street Journal today has a big splash, "CT Scans Gain Favor as Option for Colonoscopy."

From The Daily Beast