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colonoscopy

[ koh-luh-nos-kuh-pee ]

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. visual inspection of the interior of the colon with a flexible, lighted tube inserted through the rectum.


colonoscopy

/ ō′lə-ŏə-ŧ /

  1. Inspection of the interior surface of the colon with a flexible endoscope that is equipped to obtain tissue samples and inserted through the rectum.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Dz··DZ· [k, uh, -lon-, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
  • ·Dz··DZ··· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of colonoscopy1

First recorded in 1900–05; colon 2( def ) + -o- ( def ) + -scopy ( def )
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Example Sentences

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Just as we have timelines for things like mammograms and colonoscopies, I would love to see timelines for menopause training where at age 35, we start explaining symptoms to women.

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Mr Cannon went for a colonoscopy and, while he was told he did not have cancer, did not get a diagnosis.

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A colonoscopy at his local hospital detected a small lesion, found to be early-stage cancer.

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Brian Mulhern, the Rhode Islander who put off his colonoscopy, compared the industry to the "legal mafia" - offering protection "but on their terms".

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The study aimed to measure how many participants would complete a colorectal cancer screening within six months and how many would undergo a colonoscopy within six months following a positive FIT result.

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