colonoscopist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English colonoscopy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English colonoscopist From colonoscopy + -ist.
Meanings
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The physician who administers a colonoscopy
An almost Olympian detachment is of great help to the colonoscopist.
1975, Claude Welch, Stephen Hedberg, Polypoid Lesions of the Gastrointestinal Tract, →ISBN, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| colonoscopists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |