colposcope

Questions

How do you pronounce colposcope?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒlpəskəʊp/.

What does colposcope mean?

Any of several forms of speculum or endoscope used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix.

Where does colposcope come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos)der. English colpo- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós 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 -scope English colposcope From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scope.

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