colposcopy

pronunciation

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Word Origin

colposcopy (n.): 1940, from colpo-, Latinized comb. form of Greek kolpos "womb" (used from c. 1900 in medical compounds in sense "vagina;" see gulf (n.)) + -oscopy (see -scope).

Example

1. Atypical cervical lesions are evaluated with colposcopy and biopsy .

2. Initial colposcopy may be deferred in adolescents .

3. If your smear test shows abnormal cells , you may need to have a colposcopy .

4. The clinical value of the cervical smear combined with the colposcopy on screening for rural women with cervical diseases .

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