Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long flexible endoscope, often equipped with a device for obtaining tissue samples, that is used for visual examination of the colon.
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- noun a
flexible fibreoptic endoscope used toexamine thecolon and obtaintissue samples
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
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Examples
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The colonoscope is an endoscope, as instruments to examine the body's interior are known.
NYT > Home Page By DOUGLAS MARTIN 2011
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During a colonoscopy, a flexible tube called the colonoscope is used to view the entire inner lining of the colon and the rectum.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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During a colonoscopy, a flexible tube called the colonoscope is used to view the entire inner lining of the colon and the rectum.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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A gastroenterologist or surgeon inserts a long flexible tube called a colonoscope into your rectum and guides it into the colon.
Dodgeblogium 2009
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Colonoscopy - the doctor uses a colonoscope, which is much longer than a sigmoidoscope.
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A colonoscope is a long, flexible and slender tube which is attached to a video camera and monitor.
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From his side of the consulting room (as he explained to the registration board), Norman found he could effectively gauge the seriousness and level of genuine insight among his patients merely by producing a colonoscope.
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From his side of the consulting room (as he explained to the registration board), Norman found he could effectively gauge the seriousness and level of genuine insight among his patients merely by producing a colonoscope.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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One of three from 2006 to get the colonoscope from Best Picture consideration.
The Anti-Oscars (or George Oscar Bluth Sr.) | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009
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The colonoscope bears a striking resemblance to the machines that rule the future.
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