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  • noun Plural form of colposcopy.

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Examples

  • The totals cover patients who require 15 major types of diagnostic test, such as colposcopies and barium enemas used to diagnose bowel cancer, MRI and CT scans, which can detect tumours, and echocardiograms, used to track heart disease.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • The totals cover patients who require 15 major types of diagnostic test, such as colposcopies and barium enemas used to diagnose bowel cancer, MRI and CT scans, which can detect tumours, and echocardiograms, used to track heart disease.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • I'm lucky in that I have a very proactive ob/gyn who calls and insists that I come in for colposcopies when they're indicated, but I have a lot of friends who've had 3 or 4 abnormal pap smears in a row and don't seem to think that it's a big deal, and whose doctors don't seem to be that concerned about it either.

    The Tragedy of Jade Goody aka TBTAM 2009

  • It would be interesting to see a study to see if it would really reduce the number of LEEPs and colposcopies done for high grade dysplasia.

    HPV Vaccine - The Canadian Response aka TBTAM 2007

  • I have undergone numerous colposcopies and LEEP procedures for abnormal precancerous cells.

    Is 70% Good Enough? 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • The potential decrease in abnormal paps, biopsies, colposcopies will save the health care systems millions.

    Is 70% Good Enough? 1 Dinosaur 2008

  • Cone biopsy (conization or conical) is often recommended when repeated Pap smears or colposcopies confirm severe dysplasia or localized cancer (cancer in situ or CIS), and if the abnormal area extends into the cervical canal (where it cannot be reached for colposcopy or cryotherapy).

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • Since 1977 my daughter has had to have follow up colposcopies every six months, sometimes more frequently.

    Statement Before The House Commerce Committee Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials Product Liability Reform 1995

  • University of Virginia will provide specialized gynecological procedures such as endometrial biopsies, LEEPs and colposcopies at the

    www2.timesdispatch.com - News 2010

  • It's why, on a wall underneath a rack of pamphlets discussing yeast infections and colposcopies, leans a poster with photos of the doctor conducting a yoga seminar.

    AllBusiness.com - Home Page RSS 2010

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