culdoscope

Thân thiện

A doctor uses a culdoscope during a diagnostic procedure.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs: A culdoscope is a medical instrument, a type of endoscope, used by doctors to look inside the pelvic cavity of a female patient through the vagina.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The surgeon used a culdoscope to examine the patient's ovaries.
  • Culdoscopy, the procedure using a culdoscope, is less common today than laparoscopy.

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly specific to the medical field, particularly gynecology. It is almost exclusively used to refer to the instrument itself or in the context of the diagnostic procedure named after it (culdoscopy).

Variants and Related Words

• Culdoscopy (n): The diagnostic or surgical procedure performed using a culdoscope.
  • Culdoscopy allows for direct visualization of the pelvic organs.

Synonyms

• Endoscope (n): A more general term for an instrument used to look inside the body. A culdoscope is a specific type of endoscope.
• Pelviscope (n): A broader term for an instrument used to view the pelvic cavity.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs