Medical Terminology · Digestive System · Medium

Colonoscopy

Meaning: Examination of the inside of the large bowel using a flexible camera inserted through the anus.

In practice: A colonoscopy was arranged to investigate rectal bleeding and a change in bowel habit in a man aged sixty.

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Which word means: A surgical opening bringing part of the large bowel through the abdominal wall to drain into a bag.

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