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colonoscopy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒ.ləˈnɒ.skə.pi/
  • US: /kɑ.ləˈnɑ.skə.pi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒskəpi

1

noun

Meaning 1

The examination of the colon using a colonoscope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: endoscopy

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English colono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English colonoscopy From colono- + -scopy.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَنْظِير الْقُولُون (tanẓīr al-qūlūn) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Belarusian: каланаскапія (kalanaskapija) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Belarusian: калонаскапія (kalónaskapija) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Bulgarian: колоноскопия (kolonoskopija) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Catalan: colonoscòpia — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Chinese Cantonese: 大腸鏡檢查 /大肠镜检查 (daai6 coeng4 geng3 gim2 caa4) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Chinese Cantonese: 大腸鏡 /大肠镜 (daai6 coeng4 geng3) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大腸鏡檢查 /大肠镜检查 (dàchángjìng jiǎnchá) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大腸鏡 /大肠镜 (dàchángjìng) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Czech: kolonoskopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Czech: koloskopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Dutch: colonoscopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Finnish: paksusuolentähystys — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Finnish: kolonoskopia — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • French: coloscopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • French: colonoscopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • German: Koloskopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • German: Darmspiegelung — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • German: Colonoskopie — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Greek: κολονοσκόπηση (kolonoskópisi) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Hungarian: béltükrözés — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Icelandic: ristilspeglun — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Italian: coloscopia — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Japanese: 大腸内視鏡 (daichōnaishikyō) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Korean: 대장내시경 (daejangnaesigyeong) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Polish: kolonoskopia — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Portuguese: colonoscopia — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Russian: колоноскопи́я (kolonoskopíja) — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Spanish: colonoscopia — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Swedish: koloskopi — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Turkish: kolonoskopi — examination of the colon using a colonoscope
  • Vietnamese: nội soi đại tràng — examination of the colon using a colonoscope