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COLONOSCOPY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation

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Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("colonoscopy" is a kind of...):

endoscopy (visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope)

 II. (verb) 

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Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb colonoscopy

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 Context examples: 

Researchers examined data on 32,606 male and 55,743 female health professionals who had a colonoscopy between 1986 and 2012.

(Eating Yogurt May Lower Risk of Colon Cancer in Men, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Also called computed tomographic colonography, CT colonography, CTC, and virtual colonoscopy.

(Computed tomography colonography, NCI Dictionary)

Also called computed tomography colonography, CT colonography, CTC, and virtual colonoscopy.

(Computed tomographic colonography, NCI Dictionary)

Polyps can be removed when a doctor examines the inside of the large intestine during a colonoscopy.

(Colonic Polyps, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases)

Inhaled oxygen scented by aromatherapy infusion is being studied as a complementary therapy (used in addition to standard treatments) to relieve pain and shorten recovery time in patients undergoing colonoscopy.

(Aromatherapy infusion, NCI Dictionary)

Colonoscopy is a procedure that lets your doctor look inside your entire large intestine.

(Colonoscopy, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A fiber-optic device used to performed colonoscopy.

(Colonoscope, NCI Thesaurus)

Tests include colonoscopy and tests for blood in the stool.

(Colorectal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Altogether, administration of this agent may both facilitate the insertion of the colonoscope during a colonoscopy and reduce colonic spasms and pain.

(Opioid Agonist GIC-1001, NCI Thesaurus)

Colonoscopy reveals normal colonic mucosa.

(Lymphocytic Colitis, NCI Thesaurus)