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colonoscope, n. Med.
Brit. |kəˈlɒnəskəʊp|, U.S. |kəˈlɑnəˌskoʊp|
[‹ colon n.1 + -o- connective + -scope comb. form. Compare colonoscopy n.]
An instrument used for visual examination of the colon; (now) spec. a flexible fibre-optic endoscope often having attachments for biopsy, polypectomy, etc.
1957Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 23) 300/2 Colonoscope, a speculum for examining the lower part of the bowel. 1977Proc. Royal Soc. 1976–7 (B.) 195251 The treatment of polyps in the colon has been revolutionized by the colonoscope. 1986Consumer Rep. Sept. 579/3 That requires investigations that may include barium x-ray studies or the use of instruments (the sigmoidoscope or colonoscope) to examine the wall of the bowel. 1991Consumers Digest Dec. 124/2 The flexible colonoscope..is equipped with fiberoptics and a cutting instrument. 2002Sci. News 2 Feb. 72/1 About 150 centimeters away..is as far into the intestinal tract as a colonoscope can reach. |