colonoscopy
/kɒləˈnɒskəpi/noun Medicine
A procedure in which a flexible fibre-optic instrument is inserted through the anus in order to examine the colon: a colonoscopy did not show any problem [mass noun]: a large group of patients undergoing colonoscopy...
- Your doctor will then arrange for you to have a colonoscopy.
- The treatment of your problem depends on the colonoscopy results.
- I was hospitalized for testing (colonoscopy, CT scan, etc.).
