"colposcopy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kʌlˈpɔ.skə.pi/ [US] Forms: colposcopies [plural]
Etymology: From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scopy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|colpo-|-scopy|gloss1=womb, vagina}} colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scopy Head templates: {{en-noun}} colposcopy (plural colposcopies)
  1. (medicine) The examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope. Wikipedia link: colposcopy Categories (topical): Gynaecology, Medicine Derived forms: colposcopic [adjective], photocolposcopy, telecolposcopy Related terms: colposcopically [adjective], colpotomy, hematocolpos, hydrocolpos Translations (examination): kolposkopia (Finnish), emättimentähystys (Finnish), кольпоскопи́я (kolʹposkopíja) [feminine] (Russian)

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