colonoscope

(kə länə skōp′)

noun

a fiber-optic endoscope used to examine the inside of the colon and also, often, to take tissue samples

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noun
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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