"colposcope" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/ Forms: colposcopes [plural]
Etymology: From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|colpo|scope|t1=womb, vagina}} colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} colposcope (plural colposcopes)
  1. a form of endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix Categories (topical): Tools Related terms: colposcopy Translations (a form of endoscope): colposcope [masculine] (French), Kolposkop [neuter] (German), kolposkop (Norwegian), kolposkop (Polish), colpóscopo (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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