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co⋅lon⋅o⋅scope

  [koh-lon-uh-skohp, kuh-]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
a flexible, lighted, tubular instrument using fiber optics to permit visualization of the colon.
Origin:
colon 2 + -o- + -scope

Related forms:
co⋅lon⋅os⋅co⋅py  [koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee] , noun
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co·lon·os·co·py   (kō'lə-nŏs'kə-pē)   
n.   pl. co·lon·os·co·pies
Examination of the colon with a colonoscope. Also called coloscopy.
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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

Main Entry: co·lo·nos·co·py
Pronunciation: "kO-l&-'näs-k&-pE, "käl-&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: endoscopic examination of the colon colonoscopy with a sigmoidoscope via colotomy> —co·lon·o·scop·ic /kO-"län-&-'skäp-ik/ adjective
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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.

colonoscopy co·lon·os·co·py (kō'lə-nŏs'kə-pē)
n.
Examination of the inner surface of the colon by means of a colonoscope. Also called coloscopy.

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colonoscopy   (kō'lə-nŏs'kə-pē)  Pronunciation Key 
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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