colposcope

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/ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/

noun

Any of several forms of speculum or endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix.

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

nouncolposcope (plural colposcopes)

plural colposcopes

  1. Any of several forms of speculum or endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues.

Similar
vaginoscope
Broader
endoscope
Also see
vaginoscope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόλπος (kólpos)
  2. Englishcolpo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  5. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  6. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  7. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  8. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  9. Englishcolposcope

From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scope.

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Translations

Bulgarian колпоскоп
  • колпоскоп (kolposkop)a form of endoscope
Finnish kolposkooppi
  • kolposkooppia form of endoscope
French colposcope
  • colposcopea form of endoscope
German Kolposkop
  • Kolposkopa form of endoscope
Norwegian kolposkop
  • kolposkopa form of endoscope
Polish kolposkop
  • kolposkopa form of endoscope
Russian кольпоско́п
  • кольпоско́п (kolʹposkóp)a form of endoscope
Spanish colpóscopo
  • colpóscopoa form of endoscope
Ukrainian кольпоско́п
  • кольпоско́п (kolʹposkóp)a form of endoscope
Cite this entry
APA

colposcope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colposcope

MLA

“colposcope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colposcope. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colposcope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colposcope.

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