colonoscopic
Large intestine viewing
Colonoscopic describes anything relating to or performed using a colonoscope—a flexible tube with a camera used to examine the interior of the colon.
A colonoscopic examination or colonoscopic procedure allows doctors to detect polyps, inflammation, or cancer.
The word is medical terminology, typically encountered in clinical settings.
Drug-induced calm state
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- lumenLight output measure
- flexibleAble to bend freely
fiber-optic · lubrication · gastroenterologist · rectum · insertion · withdrawal
Fixed aquatic invertebrates
- adenomaBenign epithelial tumor
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- lesionsAreas of damaged tissue
- precancerousAbnormal, may become malignant
cancer · dysplasia · ulcerative · Crohn's · diverticulosis · inflammation · tumors · stricture
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
hemostasis · dilation · cauterization · snare · forceps · tattooing · decompression
sedation
Drug-induced calm state
- insufflationBlowing into body cavity
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- lumenLight output measure
flexible · fiber-optic · lubrication · gastroenterologist · rectum · insertion · withdrawal
polyps
Fixed aquatic invertebrates
precancerous · cancer · dysplasia · ulcerative · Crohn's · diverticulosis · inflammation · tumors · stricture · bleeding
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
therapeutic · hemostasis · dilation · cauterization · snare · forceps · tattooing · decompression
colonoscopicexternal
Located on outside
non-invasive · surface · percutaneous · radiographic · topical