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colonoscope Definition

co·lono·scope (kə län′ə skōp′)

noun

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

colonoscope Related Forms

co·lon′o·scop′ic (-skäp′ik) adjective co′·lon·os′·copy (kō′lən äs′kə pē) noun

colonoscope Usage Examples

Converse of object

call: Colonoscopy: Inspection of the colon by an illuminated flexible tube called a colonoscope.

Adjective modifier

variable: In 2000, Olympus introduced the worldâs first variable flexibility colonoscope.

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