colonoscopyn.
/ˌkɒləˈnɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˌkoʊləˈnɑskəpi/ Medicine.
Visual examination of the colon with a colonoscope; an instance of this.
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1911 H. Stern in Arch. Diagnosis 4 42 I propose the name of colonoscopy for the inspection of the colon beyond the lowest portion of the sigmoid.
1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 116/2 There have been two recent reports concerning bacteremia after colonoscopy.
1996 Chatelaine June 138/2 Frequent screening is the best prevention tool and can start in the 20s with regularly scheduled sigmoidoscopies and colonoscopies.
2000 Sci. News 11 Nov. 312/2 A stool examination costs about $33, a sigmoidoscopy runs roughly $250, and a colonoscopy can be priced anywhere from $700 to $1,000.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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