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 

• COLONOSCOPE (noun)

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)