instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus
(from the article `diagnosis`) The colposcope is a lighted magnifying scope used to directly visualize the vulva, vagina, and cervix and to evaluate suspicious areas. Colposcopy is ...
A lighted magnifying instrument used to examine the vagina and cervix.
<instrument> Endoscopic instrument that magnifies cells of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kol´po-skōp) an instrument for examining the vulva, vagina, and cervix by means of a magnifying lens and a bright light, used to identify abnormal epithelium that warrants biopsy and to evaluate the cervix following a Papanicolaou test. vaginoscope. adj., colposcop´ic., adj.
A magnifying instrument that can be placed into the vagina to look at the cervix (the entrance to the womb).
Type: Term Pronunciation: kol′pō-skōp Definitions: 1. Endoscopic instrument that magnifies cells of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues.
Colposcope: A lighted magnifying instrument used by a gynecologist to examine the tissues of the vagina and the cervix. The procedure is called colposcopy.
colposcope A surgical instrument used to examine the vagina and the cervix of the womb.
A device used to look closely at the surface of the cervix after an abnormal result following cervical screening. The colposcope looks a bit like a microscope and magnifies the cells of the cervix. The doctor can find any abnormal areas more easily than with the naked eye. Any abnormal areas can then be treated to prevent cervical cancer develop...
an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.