
colonoscopy
/kɒləˈnɒskəpi/
noun
Medicine
A procedure in which a flexible fibre-optic instrument is inserted through the anus in order to examine the colon.
mass noun ‘a large group of patients undergoing colonoscopy’
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The most(?) elegant part of a colonoscopy is the after-procedure passing of gas. The colon is filled with air to make the bowel easier to examine.
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