colpo- or (before a vowel) colp-
combining form
indicating the vagina
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colpitis
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colpotomy
Origin
from Greek kolpos womb1908 Practitioner Dec. 807 He subsequently performs a posterior colpo-perinæorrhaphy.
1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 11 Oct. 1147/1,I now prefer bilateral colporrhaphy to anterior and posterior colporrhaphy.
1940 E. Novak Gynec. &Obstet. Path. vi. 92Colposcopy, the magnification of the cervix afforded by the Hinselmann colposcope.
1905 Brit. Gyn.Jrnl. XXI. 75 (heading)On the value of colpotomy in the thrombotic form of puerperal fever.
1970 Sci. Jrnl. June 55/3In some women limited access to the ovary can be gained by colpotomy.
ORIGIN: from Greek kolpos womb: see -o- .
colpo-
combining form
see colp-
see colp-