Dictionary

colonoscopy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kɑ.ləˈnɑ.skə.pi/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌkɒ.ləˈnɒ.skə.pi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English colono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English colonoscopy From colono- + -scopy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.
   • Although colonoscopy procedures for routine screenings are not included in that new requirement, surveillance and diagnostic procedures to detect cancer are. UnitedHealthCare said in a fact sheet that this change is due to colonoscopies being overutilized. 2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN:
   • Colonoscopy can be expected to identify lesions missed on barium enema, such as small polyps and angiodysplasia. […] Often the preparation of the colon is not ideal, and this can add to the difficulty of performing colonoscopy and interpreting the findings. Tedesco and colleagues reported the results of colonoscopy in 258 patients with rectal bleeding. 1985, William S. Howland, Graziano C. Carlon, editors, Critical Care of the Cancer Patient, Year Book Medical Publishers, →ISBN, page 100:

Forms

Deriveds

pancolonoscopy · ileocolonoscopy · colonoscopist · colonoscopic

Hypernyms

endoscopy

Translations (32)

de Koloskopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · fi kolonoskopia (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · de Darmspiegelung (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · cmn 大腸鏡檢查 /大肠镜检查 (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · ca colonoscòpia (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · pt colonoscopia (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · is ristilspeglun (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · cs koloskopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · ko 대장내시경 (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · yue 大腸鏡 /大肠镜 (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · ja 大腸内視鏡 (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · vi nội soi đại tràng (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · cs kolonoskopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · hu béltükrözés (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · be каланаскапія (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · pl kolonoskopia (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · it coloscopia (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · bg колоноскопия (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · fr coloscopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · fi paksusuolentähystys (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · tr kolonoskopi (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · fr colonoscopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · sv koloskopi (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · es colonoscopia (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · yue 大腸鏡檢查 /大肠镜检查 (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · de Colonoskopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · nl colonoscopie (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · cmn 大腸鏡 /大肠镜 (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · el κολονοσκόπηση (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · ru колоноскопи́я (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · be калонаскапія (examination of the colon using a colonoscope) · ar تَنْظِير الْقُولُون (examination of the colon using a colonoscope)