colposcope

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Repeat pap stain at (12 month intervals)   6 month x 2, then resume routine screening D. Definition of colposcopy: • examination of the cervix, the vagina, and, in some instances the vulva with the colposcope after the application of a 3-5\% acetic acid solution coupled with obtaining colposcopically directed biopsies of all lesions suspected of representing neoplasia.

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  • Repeat pap stain at (12 month intervals)   6 month x 2, then resume routine screening D. Definition of colposcopy: • examination of the cervix, the vagina, and, in some instances the vulva with the colposcope after the application of a 3-5\% acetic acid solution coupled with obtaining colposcopically directed biopsies of all lesions suspected of representing neoplasia. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • So in 1997, he built his first portable colposcope -- a battery-powered, head-mounted binocular fashioned from surgical glasses, a bicycle halogen head light and a green camera filter. —  NewsObserver.com - Home
  • The colposcope, an optical tool, enables doctors to view the cervix and detect pre-cancerous tissue that can be easily and inexpensively treated before it grows into invasive tumors. —  NewsObserver.com - Home
  • Dr. David Walmer, a reproductive endocrinologist at Duke University, and a team of researchers has been developing a basic colposcope that can be built out of easily and cheaply acquired items, to check women for signs of cervical cancer. —  Medgadget
 

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  1. Greek kolpos, vagina, womb + -scope.
 

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