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culdoscopy

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Main Entry: cul·dos·co·py
Pronunciation: "k&l-'däs-k&-pE, "kul-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: a technique for endoscopic visualization and minor operative procedures on the female pelvic organs in which the instrument is introduced through a puncture in the wall of the pouch ofDouglas —cul·do·scop·ic /"k&l-d&-'skäp-ik, "kul-/ adjective
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culdoscopy cul·dos·co·py (kŭl-dŏs'kə-pē, k&oobreve;l-)
n.
The visual examination of the rectovaginal pouch and pelvic viscera by the introduction of an endoscope through the posterior vaginal wall.

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