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colonoscope

colonoscope

1 7.5
A long thin flexible tube with a light and camera used to look inside the colon
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒlənəˌskoʊp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : colonoscopio
  • The doctor used a colonoscope to check for abnormalities.

Examples

  • A colonoscope is essential for a colonoscopy.

  • The doctor used a colonoscope to look for any abnormalities in the patient's colon.

  • A colonoscope allows physicians to detect polyps and cancer early during a colonoscopy.

  • Before the procedure, the nurse checked that the colonoscope was working properly.

  • During the examination, the doctor used a colonoscope to check for any abnormalities in the patient's colon.

  • The colonoscope allows doctors to view the inside of the colon and detect issues like polyps.

  • Before the procedure, the nurse explained how a colonoscope works to visualize the digestive tract.

Synonyms

fiberscope
vscolonoscope
  • Specialized
7.8

A long flexible tube with a light and camera that doctors use to look inside the body

is limited to use on one particular internal organ rather than many organs

How Long

colonoscope
  • Specialized
1 7.5
sigmoidoscope
  • Specialized
1 8.7
proctoscope
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Surface Forms

colonoscope singular
colonoscopy plural

Morphology

colonoscope = colon (semi-transparent) = colon + oscope

The word is built transparently from 'colon' plus the instrument-forming element '-scope', but the specialized medical sense is not fully obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word colonoscope joins colon ('large intestine') and -scope ('to look'), the same -scope you see in microscope and telescope. So a colonoscope is a long, flexible tool for looking inside the colon.