culdoscope

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noun

A kind of endoscope used in culdoscopy.

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

nounculdoscope (plural culdoscopes)

plural culdoscopes

  1. medicineA kind of endoscope used in culdoscopy.

    Decker had just introduced his culdoscope and was advocating culdoscopy. I actually saw two peritoneoscopies during training but it had not achieved wide use.

    1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-der.?
  2. Latincūlus
  3. Old Frenchcul
  4. Middle Frenchcul
  5. Frenchcul
  6. Proto-Indo-European*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Old Frenchde
  11. Middle Frenchde
  12. Frenchde
  13. Ancient Greekσᾰ́κκος (sắkkos)
  14. Latinsaccus
  15. Old Frenchsac
  16. Frenchsac
  17. Frenchcul-de-sac
  18. Englishcul-de-sac
  19. EnglishDouglas
  20. Englishculdo-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  23. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  24. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  25. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  26. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  27. Englishculdoscope

From culdo- + -scope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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