How to Use colonoscopy in a Sentence

colonoscopy

noun

• Rhett and Link shared a clip of their colonoscopies on The Tonight Show.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
• If polyps are found, the colonoscopy may take up to 45 minutes.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
• The average cost of a colonoscopy in the United States is $2,750.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• But be aware that the test isn’t as effective as a colonoscopy.
  — Ginny Graves, Health.com, 31 Aug. 2020
• The result is a colonoscopy in book form, an exploration of the guts of the modern world.
  — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
• There are other tests, too, but colonoscopy is the most common.
  — Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022
• Told by their doctors to get a colonoscopy, too few patients will even ask about the cost.
  — Lee Schafer, Star Tribune, 26 June 2021
• The high false positive rate persuaded many to go ahead and have the colonoscopy in the first place.
  — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
• Still, the colonoscopy remains the gold standard for screening.
  — Mary Jacobs, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2021
• Patricia talked about the need for people to get a colonoscopy.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2020
• The day before the colonoscopy, patients have to take a strong dose of laxatives.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 July 2024
• If blood is found in the stool with a fecal test, then the person needs a follow-up colonoscopy, Kramer said.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021
• In the book, Grisham does not use the term colonoscopy but heavily implies that's what the trip was for.
  — Kate Bennett, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
• There’s the biannual colonoscopy to sit through, because at 52, Jack’s at that point in life.
  — Diane Stopyra, Marie Claire, 19 Dec. 2017
• What my neighbor had witnessed was a home colonoscopy gone awry.
  — Sally Higginson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
• The researchers then compared the results to show how their blood test compared to colonoscopy.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
• And, with a simple procedure or with a colonoscopy, saved his life?
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• There were other plays that will make the Ravens’ film review about as pleasant as a colonoscopy.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Biden kicked off his birthday weekend with a colonoscopy.
  — Peter Weber, The Week, 22 Nov. 2021
• An ultrasound scan found spots on her liver, which led to blood tests and a colonoscopy.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Oct. 2022
• Those over 50 years old in both groups were more likely to have undergone a colonoscopy.
  — courant.com, 6 June 2018
• She was sent to a physician to do a checkup, including a colonoscopy.
  — Jonathan Moens, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
• Millions of YouTube views, and a sharp spike in colonoscopy appointments in the weeks after the video was released.
  — Currie Engel, SELF, 7 Mar. 2026
• The now 40-year-old goes for regular scans and annual colonoscopies.
  — Maressa Brown, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
• And imagine a future without colonoscopies.
  — Milly Dawson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
• These tests screen for abnormalities, and if the results are concerning, your next step is a colonoscopy.
  — Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2026
• Say, for example, a trans person is seeking a colonoscopy at a hospital.
  — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
• My colonoscopy is a week from yesterday.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
• Acosta got a colonoscopy in January 2024.
  — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
• Her son started working with her at the laundromat to help her out after complications from a colonoscopy left her weakened.
  — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026