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/, adjective col·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

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

Medical definitions for colposcope

colposcope
[ kŏl′pə-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•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.