colposcope

American  

[kol-puh-skohp] / ˈkɒl pəˌskoʊp /

noun

1. an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.

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colposcope British  

/ kɒlpəˈskəʊpɪ, ˈkɒlpəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. an instrument for examining the uterine cervix, esp for early signs of cancer

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Other Word Forms

• colposcopic adjective
• colposcopist noun
• colposcopy noun

Etymology

Origin of colposcope

1935–40; < Greek kólp ( os ) womb, vagina + -o- + -scope

Example Sentences

Taking a break from a recent busy morning in the emergency department, nurse Lindee Miller rolled out the mobile teleSANE cart and colposcope device from Avel eCare.

From Seattle Times

A positive result also leads to further procedures, typically a biopsy involving a colposcope, a viewing instrument that magnifies the cervix.

From New York Times

A team from Duke University in North Carolina had used machine learning to detect cervical cancer automatically using a pocket colposcope, to the same level of accuracy as a human expert.

From Economist

It’s a smartphone-fitted colposcope aimed at developing countries like Kenya, Rwanda and Haiti, desperate for cheap ways of detecting cervical cancer, a major killer in these places.

From The Wall Street Journal

MobileOCT’s mobile colposcope consists of hardware that attaches to the phone, and a software app that uploads photos and accompanying data to a database for further examination.

From The Wall Street Journal