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What is a colonoscope?

What is a colonoscope? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a flexible fibreoptic endoscope used to examine the colon and obtain tissue samples
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A video chip in the colonoscope transmits an image of the lining of the colon to a monitor.
A biopsy may also be conducted in which abnormal tissue is removed by using the colonoscope and then examined under a microscope for signs of cancer.
Your doctor will probably look inside your intestines with a sigmoidoscope or a colonoscope.
A biopsy would involve removing a small piece of tissue through the colonoscope, which would then be sent to a laboratory to test for cancer.
This wide-angle colonoscope offers all benefits of perfect image quality combined with optimum illumination from the centre to the outer edges of each picture.
For early-stage colon cancer, a colonoscope may be used to remove the cancerous tissue.

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