Colposcope Definition

kŏlpə-skōp
noun
A magnifying instrument used in a medical examination of the vagina and cervix, esp. for detecting cancer.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Colposcope

Noun

Singular:
colposcope
Plural:
colposcopes

Origin of Colposcope

  • Greek kolpos vagina, womb –scope

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) +‎ -scope.

    From Wiktionary

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