colonoscopy

/kɑ.ləˈnɑ.skə.pi/ noun

**Colonoscopy** is a medical examination in which a flexible tube with a light and camera is slipped into the large intestine to view its interior. Doctors perform it to spot abnormalities such as polyps, inflammation, or cancer. The procedure is usually done under sedation and takes about half an hour. The exam doubles as a screening tool, often recommended for adults beginning in their mid‑forties or earlier if risk factors exist. It can also serve as a therapeutic opportunity, allowing physicians to remove small growths while they are still harmless. Preparation involves drinking a special laxative solution so the colon is clear, and patients typically recover quickly after the brief sedation wears off.

【核心含义】结肠镜检查是一种将带光源和摄像头的软管伸入大肠内部观察的医疗检查。

常用于筛查肠息肉、炎症或癌症,检查前需服用泻药清空肠道,过程中通常有短暂麻醉。注意与"肠胃镜"(gastroscopy)区分,后者检查上消化道。

【Significado central】La colonoscopia es un examen médico en el que se introduce por el ano un tubo flexible con luz y cámara para observar el interior del intestino grueso (colon).

(formal/médico) Se realiza обычно bajo sedación y dura alrededor de 30 minutos. Se usa para detectar anomalías como pólipos, inflamaciones o cáncer, y también permite extirpar pequeños crecimientos durante el procedimiento, por lo que cumple una función tanto diagnóstica como terapéutica. Se recomienda como estudio de detección a partir de los 45-50 años, o antes si hay factores de riesgo. La preparación requiere beber una solución laxante especial para limpiar el colon. No confundir con *gastroscopia* (endoscopia digestiva alta), que examina el esófago, el estómago y el duodeno.

Word Origin From Greek kolon 'large intestine' and skopein 'to look at' — literally 'looking at the colon.' The -scopy part is the same as in telescope and microscope, all from that Greek root meaning 'to examine.' So a colonoscopy is a great example of how medical terms borrow from ancient Greek: you can almost see the doctor peering through the scope. Related words like colitis (inflammation of the colon) and colonoscope (the instrument) share the kolon root.

noun The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. countable

After turning 50, he scheduled his first routine colonoscopy.

(名词) 结肠镜检查

年满50岁后,他安排了第一次常规结肠镜检查。

(sustantivo) colonoscopia; colonoscopía [El examen del colon usando un colonoscopio.]

Después de cumplir 50 años, programó su primera colonoscopia de rutina.

(nom) coloscopie; colonoscopie [Examen endoscopique du côlon (gros intestin) réalisé à l'aide d'un coloscope.]

Après avoir eu 50 ans, il a prévu sa première coloscopie de routine.

(Substantiv) Darmspiegelung; Koloskopie [die Untersuchung des Dickdarms (Colon) mithilfe eines Koloskops.]

Nach seinem 50. Geburtstag vereinbarte er seine erste routinemäßige **colonoscopy**.

(名詞) 大腸カメラを用いて大腸を内部から検査すること。

50歳を過ぎて初めての大腸内視鏡検査を予約した。

(substantivo) colonoscopia [O exame do cólon usando um colonoscópio.]

Depois de completar 50 anos, ele agendou sua primeira colonoscopia de rotina.

Word parts: colon + o + scopy

Common collocations

patient subst barium subst biopsy subst perform verb enema subst undergo verb show verb surveillance subst normal adj regular adj annual adj total adj

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