- colposcopies
- n. examination of cells from the cervix and vagina performed with a colposcope (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
colposcopies
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colposcopy — /kol pos keuh pee/, n., pl. colposcopies. an examination by means of a colposcope. [1935 40; < Gk kólp(os) womb, vagina + O + SCOPY] * * * … Universalium
Cervical screening — is a way of preventing cervical cancer from developing, and diagnosing the disease at an early stage. In the USA, cervical screening is usually performed using the Pap test (or smear test ),[1] though the UK screening programmes changed the… … Wikipedia
Cervicography — is a diagnostic medical procedure in which a non physician takes pictures of the cervix and submits them to a physician for interpretation. Other related procedures are speculoscopy and colposcopy. The procedure is considered a screening test for … Wikipedia
colposcopy — /kɒlˈpɒskəpi/ (say kol poskuhpee) noun (plural colposcopies) an examination of the cervix and vaginal walls using a colposcope …
colposcopy — n. examination of the vagina and the neck of the womb. Derivatives: colposcope n. Etymology: Gk kolpos womb + SCOPY * * * noun see colposcope * * * /kol pos keuh pee/, n., pl. colposcopies. an examination by means of a colposcope. [1935 40; <… … Useful english dictionary
