colonoscope

[ koh-lon-uh-skohp, kuh- ]
/ koʊˈlɒn əˌskoʊp, kə- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a flexible, lighted, tubular instrument using fiber optics to permit visualization of the colon.
Also called co·lo·scope [koh-luh-skohp] /ˈkoʊ ləˌskoʊp/.

Origin of colonoscope

colon2 + -o- + -scope

Words nearby colonoscope

colonnade, colonnette, colonopathy, colonorrhagia, colonorrhea, colonoscope, colonoscopy, colonsay, colonus, colony, colony collapse disorder

British Dictionary definitions for colonoscope

colonoscope
/ (kəˈlɒnəˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument for examining the colon, consisting of a flexible lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for abnormalities and to remove them or take tissue samples

Derived forms of colonoscope

colonoscopy (ˌkɒlənˈɒskəpɪ), noun

Word Origin for colonoscope

C20: from colon ² + -o- + -scope

Medical definitions for colonoscope

colonoscope
[ kō-lŏn′ə-skōp′, kə- ]

n.

A long flexible endoscope, often equipped with a device for obtaining tissue samples, that is used for visual examination of the colon. coloscope