coloscopy

[kuh-los-kuh-pee]

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. colonoscopy.

Other Word Forms

• coloscopic adjective
• coloscopically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of coloscopy¹

First recorded in 1940–45; col(on) ² ( def. ) + -o- ( def. ) + -scopy ( def. )

Example Sentences

Postponed procedures could range from a coloscopy for screening colon cancer to an internal assessment of injured knee, according to KUTV.

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