colonoscope

co·lon·o·scope

C0488000 (kō-lŏn′ə-skōp′, kə-)n. 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.

colonoscope

(kəˈlɒnəˌskəʊp) n (Medicine) an instrument for examining the colon, consisting of a flexible lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for abnormalities and to remove them or take tissue samples[C20: from colon² + -o- + -scope] colonoscopy n

co•lon•o•scope

(koʊˈlɒn əˌskoʊp, kə-)
n. See under colonoscopy.

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Noun

colonoscope - an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectumendoscope - a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery

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колоноскопколонофиброскоп

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colonoscope

[ko-lon´o-skōp] an elongated flexible fiberoptic endoscope which permits visual examination of the entire colon.

co·lon·o·scope

(kō-lon'ō-skōp), A long, flexible fiberoptic endoscope.

colonoscope

(kō-lŏn′ə-skōp′, kə-)n. 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.

colonoscope

GI disease A flexible lighted fiberoptic endoscope inserted per rectum to perform colonoscopy, which is equipped with optics to allow the examiner to see and photograph the mucosa, and channels for obtaining a biopsy, or to spritz air through the colonoscope to improve visualization. See Colonoscopy. Cf Virtual colonoscopy.

co·lon·o·scope

(kō-lon'ŏ-skōp) An elongated endoscope, usually fiberoptic, used to examine the colon.

Colonoscope

A thin, flexible, hollow, lighted tube that in inserted through the rectum into the colon to enable the doctor to view the entire lining of the colon.Mentioned in: Colonoscopy

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noun an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum

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