colonoscopy

noun co·lo·nos·co·py \ ˌkō-lə-ˈnä-skə-pē \

Updated on: 14 May 2018

Definition of colonoscopy

plural colonoscopies

: endoscopic examination of the colon

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colonoscope

play \kō-ˈlä-nə-ˌskōp\ noun

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In at least 25 cases, surgery centers opened their doors to ailing and fragile patients who died after simple procedures, such as tonsillectomies, retinal repairs or colonoscopies, KHN and USA TODAY Network found.

— USA TODAY, "How a push to cut costs and boost profits at surgery centers led to a trail of death," 2 Mar. 2018
First, there has been a decline in male lung cancer because fewer men are smoking, and a decline in colorectal cancer because of men’s increasing use of colonoscopy.

— nicholas bakalar, New York Times, "Cancer Deaths Continue a Steep Decline," 5 Jan. 2018
Some of the most frequent types of care that patients were charged facility fees for include radiation treatment, echocardiograms, sleep disorder testing, colonoscopies and mammograms.

— adam wisnieski, courant.com, "Hospitals Bill More Than $1 Billion In Facility Fees Over Two Years," 12 Apr. 2018
So, doctors decided to give Zepeda a sigmoidoscopy (a partial colonoscopy).

— char adams, PEOPLE.com, "Woman Goes to Doctor With 'Food Poisoning' and Learns She Has Colon Cancer: 'I Was Distraught'," 30 Mar. 2018
There’s the biannual colonoscopy to sit through, because at 52, Jack’s at that point in life.

— diane stopyra, Marie Claire, "So I Married a Much Older Man," 19 Dec. 2017
According to the American Cancer Society, only about 65 percent of adults 50 or older get colonoscopies when recommended by their doctors.

— lee roop, AL.com, "New blood test could lead to the end of colonoscopies," 2 Apr. 2018
But consumers should not try to find their specific out-of-pocket costs for a mammogram, MRI, colonoscopy, or other service based solely on the state website, Campbell warned.

— priyanka dayal mccluskey, BostonGlobe.com, "State’s long-promised health-costs website is now due to arrive this spring," 1 Apr. 2018
Nearly 24 years later, Dominick was scheduled to get a colonoscopy, a procedure used to detect polyps in the gastrointestinal lining.

— maria clark, NOLA.com, "'Go on, do the test,': A colon cancer survivor urges others to get screened," 19 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of colonoscopy

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colonoscopy

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Definition of colonoscopy for English Language Learners

medical : a medical procedure in which a special tube-shaped instrument is used to take pictures of the inside of someone's colon

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colonoscopy

noun co·lo·nos·co·py \ ˌkō-lə-ˈnäs-kə-pē , ˌkäl-ə- \

medical Definition of colonoscopy

plural colonoscopies

: endoscopic examination of the colon

transabdominal colonoscopy with a sigmoidoscope via colotomy

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colonoscopic

play \kō-ˌlän-ə-ˈskäp-ik\ adjective

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