colonoscopy
[ koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
visual inspection of the interior of the colon with a flexible, lighted tube inserted through the rectum.
Origin of colonoscopy
1- Also called coloscopy .
Other words from colonoscopy
- co·lon·o·scop·ic [kuh-lon-uh-skop-ik], /kəˌlɒn əˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective
- co·lon·o·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Scientific definitions for colonoscopy
colonoscopy
[ kō′lə-nŏs′kə-pē ]
Inspection of the interior surface of the colon with a flexible endoscope that is equipped to obtain tissue samples and inserted through the rectum.
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