coloscopy

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/kəˈlɒskəpi/

noun

colonoscopy

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

nouncoloscopy (plural coloscopies)

plural coloscopies

  1. medicinecolonoscopy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόλον (kólon)
  2. Latincolon
  3. Englishcolo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  7. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  8. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  10. Englishcoloscopy

From colo- + -scopy.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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