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vaginoscope

vaginoscope

9.9
A medical tool used to look inside the vagina and the lower part of the womb
  • noun
  • /ˈvædʒɪnoʊskoʊp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vaginoscopio
  • The gynecologist used a vaginoscope to examine the patient's cervix during the procedure.

Examples

  • Proper sterilization of the vaginoscope is essential to prevent infection during examinations.

  • New advances in vaginoscope technology have improved the detection of cervical abnormalities.

  • The doctor used a vaginoscope to examine the patient.

  • During the procedure, the vaginoscope provided clear images.

  • The gynecologist used a vaginoscope to examine the patient's cervix during the procedure.

  • New advances in vaginoscope technology have improved the detection of cervical abnormalities.

  • Proper sterilization of the vaginoscope is essential to prevent infection during examinations.

Synonyms

endoscope
vsvaginoscope
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A long thin medical tube with a light and camera that doctors use to see inside the body

is a specialized magnifying tool for close surface inspection of reproductive tissues
colposcope
vsvaginoscope
  • Specialized
7.9

A tool doctors use to look closely at the cervix and vagina

focuses specifically on magnified examination of epithelial surface in vivo
culdoscope
vsvaginoscope
  • Archaic
9.9

A thin tube with light and camera doctors use to look at the womb and nearby organs through the vagina

focuses narrowly on magnified examination of the lower reproductive tract surface

How Invasive

laparoscope
  • Specialized
1 7.2
metroscope
  • Specialized
9.9
vaginoscope
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

vaginoscope singular
vaginoscopes plural

Morphology

vaginoscope = vagina (transparent) = vagino + scope

The word is a straightforward medical formation meaning an instrument for examining the vagina.

Etymology

The word vaginoscope combines vagina ('sheath' or the female organ) and -scope ('to look' or 'instrument to see'), the same ending you find in telescope and microscope. So, a vaginoscope is an instrument used to look inside the vagina and cervix.