colonoscope

co·lon·o·scope

 (kō-lŏn′ə-skōp′, kə-)

n.

A long flexible endoscope, often equipped with a device for obtaining tissue samples, that is used for visual examination of the colon. Also called coloscope.

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colonoscope

(kəˈlɒnəˌskəʊp)

n

(Medicine) 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

[C20: from colon² + -o- + -scope]

colonoscopy n

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co•lon•o•scope

(koʊˈlɒn əˌskoʊp, kə-)
n.

See under colonoscopy.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

colonoscope - an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum endoscope - a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery

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Translations

колоноскопколонофиброскоп

colonoscope

n colonoscopio

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