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单词 colposcope
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colposcope

[ kol-puh-skohp ]
/ ˈkɒl pəˌskoʊp /

noun

an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.

Origin of colposcope

1935–40; <Greek kólp(os) womb, vagina + -o- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM colposcope

col·po·scop·ic [kol-puh-skop-ik], /ˌkɒl pəˈskɒp ɪk/, adjectivecol·pos·co·pist [kol-pos-kuh-pist], /kɒlˈpɒs kə pɪst/, noun

Words nearby colposcope

colporrhagia, colporrhaphy, colporrhexis, colportage, colporteur, colposcope, colposcopy, colpospasm, colpostenosis, colpostenotomy, colpotomy
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British Dictionary definitions for colposcope

colposcope
/ (ˈkɒlpəˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument for examining the uterine cervix, esp for early signs of cancer

Derived forms of colposcope

colposcopy (kɒlpəˈskəʊpɪ), noun

Word Origin for colposcope

C20: from colpo- + -scope
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for colposcope

colposcope
[ kŏlpə-skōp′ ]

n.

An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues.

Other words from colposcope

col′po•scopic (-skŏpĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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