colonoscopy

Variant of colonoscope

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

Related Forms:

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

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