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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