culdoscopy

9.9

A medical check of a woman's lower belly organs using a small camera inserted through the vagina

noun
/kʌlˈdɒskəpi/

Archaic

: culdoscopia

A culdoscopy allows surgeons to directly view the uterus and surrounding tissues.

Examples

The doctor recommended a culdoscopy to investigate unexplained pelvic pain.
A culdoscopy is performed to diagnose conditions such as endometriosis in women.
After the culdoscopy, the patient was advised to rest for a day.
The doctor recommended a culdoscopy for further examination.
After her culdoscopy, the doctor explained the results.
The surgeon used a culdoscopy to assess the health of the ovaries during the procedure.
To better understand her symptoms, the doctor scheduled a culdoscopy for next week.

How Invasive

operation

273 3.7

laparoscopy

Specialized

3 7.2

culdoscopy

Archaic

9.9

endoscopy

Specialized

7 5.8

ultrasound scanner

Specialized

1 4.1

physical

49 3.2

Surface Forms

culdoscopy singular

culdoscopies plural

Morphology

culdoscopy = culd + scopy

The term 'culdoscopy' is opaque as 'culd' is not a recognizable English root, and '-scopy' is a combining form not used independently.

Etymology

The word culdoscopy breaks into culdo, from cul-de-sac which means 'closed pouch', and -scopy, which means 'to look' and also appears in microscopy and endoscopy. So a culdoscopy is literally 'looking into a pouch', which is why doctors use it to view the pelvic space behind the uterus.