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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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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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colonoscope
n colonoscopioEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.