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COLONOSCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does colonoscope mean?
• COLONOSCOPE (noun)
The noun COLONOSCOPE has 1 sense:
1. an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
Familiarity information: COLONOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("colonoscope" is a kind of...):
endoscope (a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery)
Context examples
Altogether, administration of this agent may both facilitate the insertion of the colonoscope during a colonoscopy and reduce colonic spasms and pain.
(Opioid Agonist GIC-1001, NCI Thesaurus)
It uses an instrument called a colonoscope, or scope for short.
(Colonoscopy, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A colonoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing.
(Colonoscopy, NCI Dictionary)
A colonoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.
(Colonoscope, NCI Dictionary)
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