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ileocolonoscopy

ileocolonoscopy noun: endoscopic examination of the ileum and the colon.

Noun

ileocolonoscopy (plural ileocolonoscopies)

  1. endoscopic examination of the ileum and the colon
    • The inclusion criteria were: age over 18 years and a clinical indication for an ileocolonoscopy, to assess localization, extent and severity of the presumptive activity of CD (primary diagnosis, clinical relapse or recurrence).2015 September 1, “Contrast Enhanced Abdominal Ultrasound in the Assessment of Ileal Inflammation in Crohn’s Disease: A Comparison with MR Enterography”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ileocolonoscopy

pluralileocolonoscopies

Origin of ileocolonoscopy

From ileo- + colonoscopy.

Questions about ileocolonoscopy

What does ileocolonoscopy mean?
Ileocolonoscopy means endoscopic examination of the ileum and the colon.
What part of speech is ileocolonoscopy?
Ileocolonoscopy is a noun.
What is the plural of ileocolonoscopy?
The plural of ileocolonoscopy is ileocolonoscopies.

Words near ileocolonoscopy in the dictionary

  1. ileocolitis
  2. ileocolon
  3. ileocolonic
  4. ileocolonoscopic
  5. ileocolonoscopies
  6. ileocolonoscopy
  7. ileocolons
  8. ileocutaneous
  9. ileocystoplasty
  10. ileoduodenal
  11. ileofemoral

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