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co⋅lon⋅o⋅scope

[koh-lon-uh-skohp, kuh-]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
a flexible, lighted, tubular instrument using fiber optics to permit visualization of the colon.

Origin:
colon 2 + -o- + -scope


co⋅lon⋅os⋅co⋅py [koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee] , noun
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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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Main Entry: co·lon·o·scope
Pronunciation: kO-'län-&-"skOp
Function: noun
: a flexible tube containing a fiberscope for visualinspection of the colon and apparatus for taking tissue samples
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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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