colonoscopy

[koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee]

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

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Also called coloscopy.

Related formsco·lon·o·scop·ic [kuh-lon-uh-skop-ik] /kəˌlɒn əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectiveco·lon·o·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for colonoscopy

Contemporary Examples

For some mysterious reason, colonoscopy providers are not held to these same standards despite a similar rate of complications.
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Even just sitting at the breakfast table, he looked like he'd prefer to be having a colonoscopy.
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The Wall Street Journal today has a big splash, "CT Scans Gain Favor as Option for Colonoscopy."
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Word Origin and History for colonoscopy

n.

by 1902 (earlier procto-colonoscopy, 1896; colonoscope attested from 1884), from colon (n.2) + -oscopy (see -scope).

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

colonoscopy in Medicine

colonoscopy

(kō′lə-nŏs′kə-pē)

n.

Examination of the inner surface of the colon by means of a colonoscope.coloscopy

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colonoscopy in Science

colonoscopy

[kō′lə-nŏs′kə-pē]

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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