colonoscope

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noun

A flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples.

OriginAncient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai ← Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti →
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Meanings

nouncolonoscope (plural colonoscopes)

plural colonoscopes

  1. A flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples.

Origin

  1. Englishcolono-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  4. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  5. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  6. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  7. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  8. Englishcolonoscope

From colono- + -scope.

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Translations

Bulgarian колоноскоп
  • колоноскоп (kolonoskop)flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Catalan colonoscopi
  • colonoscopiflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Chinese Mandarin 大腸鏡 /大肠镜, 腸鏡 /肠镜
  • 大腸鏡 /大肠镜 (dàchángjìng)flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
  • 腸鏡 /肠镜 (chángjìng)flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
  • 結腸鏡 /结肠镜 (jiéchángjìng)flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
German Koloskop
  • Koloskopflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Icelandic ristilspegill
  • ristilspegillflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Italian colonscopio
  • colonscopioflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Portuguese colonoscópio
  • colonoscópioflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Romanian colonoscop
  • colonoscopflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Spanish colonoscopio
  • colonoscopioflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Swedish koloskop
  • koloskopflexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon
Cite this entry
APA

colonoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonoscope

MLA

“colonoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colonoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colonoscope.

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