Colonoscopy

Our Colonoscopy Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy: A procedure in which a long flexible viewing tube (a colonoscope) is threaded up through the rectum for the purpose of inspecting the entire colon and rectum and, if there is an abnormality, taking a biopsy of it or removing it. The colonoscopy procedure requires a thorough bowel cleansing to assure a clear view of the lining. Called also coloscopy.

Common Misspellings: clonoscopy, colonscopy