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colposcopy

US/kʌlˈpɔ.skə.pi/

colposcopy noun: the examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.

Noun

colposcopy (plural colposcopies)

  1. The examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.

colposcopy meaning in Tamil

colposcopy in Tamil

புணருடை அக நோக்கல்

Forms of colposcopy

pluralcolposcopies

Origin of colposcopy

From colpo- (“womb, vagina”) + -scopy.

Words formed from colposcopy

Questions about colposcopy

What does colposcopy mean?
Colposcopy means the examination of the tissues of the vagina and cervix using a colposcope.
What is colposcopy in Tamil?
Colposcopy in Tamil is புணருடை அக நோக்கல். See Colposcopy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is colposcopy?
Colposcopy is a noun.
How do you pronounce colposcopy?
Colposcopy is pronounced /kʌlˈpɔ.skə.pi/ (US).
What is the plural of colposcopy?
The plural of colposcopy is colposcopies.

Words near colposcopy in the dictionary

  1. colposcopical
  2. colposcopically
  3. colposcopies
  4. colposcopist
  5. colposcopists
  6. colposcopy
  7. colpospasm
  8. colpostat
  9. colpostats
  10. colposuspension
  11. colposuspensions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: colposcopy (page history and authors); colposcopy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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