For Colonoscopy we have terms and definitions in 14 topics. The topics are Bladder Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso, Female Health Concerns, Gene Testing, HIV and AIDs, Health, Medical, Men's Health, Surgery, Travel, Medicine, Women's Health and Womens Health.

Colonoscopy (Bladder Cancer)

Visual examination of the inside of the colon (large intestine) by means of a colonoscope (elongated flexible fiberoptic endoscope).

Colonoscopy (Cancer)

(ko-lun-AHS-ko-pee) An examination of the inside of the colon using a thin, lighted tube (called a colonoscope) inserted into the rectum. If abnormal areas are seen, tissue can be removed and examined under a microscope to determine whether disease is present.

Colonoscopy (Colon Cancer)

An examination of the inside of the colon with a special instrument known as a colonoscope.

Colonoscopy (Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diso)

An examination in which the doctor looks at the colon through a flexible, lighted instrument called a colonoscope.

Colonoscopy (Female Health Concerns)

Procedure that involves gradually advancing a flexible fiber-optic telescope attached to a television monitor through the entire colon. The colonoscope is similar to the flexible sigmoidoscope, though it's several feet longer. It allows the doctor performing the procedure to directly see the inner lining of the entire colon. Colonoscopy is the most effective way to evaluate the inside of your entire colon for the presence of colorectal cancer or polyps.

Colonoscopy (Gene Testing)

Examination of the colon through a flexible, lighted instrument called a colonoscope.

Colonoscopy (HIV and AIDs)

An examination of the interior of the colon using a colonoscope. Also called coloscopy.

Colonoscopy (Health)

Test in which a length of fiberoptic tubing is inserted into the rectum and passed into the beginning of the large bowel (cecum), allowing the physician to directly visualize the bowel walls

Colonoscopy (Medical)

Investigation of the inside of the colon using a long, flexible fiberoptic tube

Colonoscopy (Men's Health)

Test to look into the rectum and colon through a long, flexible, narrow tube (called a colonoscope) with a light and tiny lens on the end.

Colonoscopy (Surgery)

Test to look into the rectum and colon. The doctor uses a long, flexible, narrow tube with a light and tiny lens on the end. The tube is called a colonoscope.

Colonoscopy (Travel, Medicine)

Test to look into the rectum and colon through a long, flexible, narrow tube (called a colonoscope) with a light and tiny lens on the end.

Colonoscopy (Women's Health)

A diagnostic procedure in which a flexible tube with a light source in inserted into the colon (large intestine or large bowel) through the anus to view all sections of the colon for abnormalities.

Colonoscopy (Womens Health)

A diagnostic procedure in which a flexible tube with a light source in inserted into the colon (large intestine or large bowel) through the anus to view all sections of the colon for abnormalities.

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