videocolonoscope

noun

A colonoscope equipped with a video camera.

OriginEnglish colonoscope ← Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) ← Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai →
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Meanings

nounvideocolonoscope (plural videocolonoscopes)

plural videocolonoscopes

  1. A colonoscope equipped with a video camera.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*widéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*widēō
  4. Latinvideō
  5. Englishaudioinflu.
  6. Englishvideo
  7. Englishvideo-
  8. Englishcolono-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  12. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  13. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  15. Englishcolonoscope
  16. Englishvideocolonoscope

From video- + colonoscope.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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