Meanings
nouncolposcopy (plural colposcopies)
plural colposcopies
- medicineThe examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκόλπος (kólpos)
- Englishcolpo-
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishcolposcopy
From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scopy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kolposkopia, emättimentähystys
- kolposkopiaexamination
- emättimentähystysexamination
Russian кольпоскопи́я
- кольпоскопи́я (kolʹposkopíja)examination
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colposcopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colposcopy
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“colposcopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colposcopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colposcopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colposcopy.
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