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A procedure that examines the colon with a small camera to detect problems like polyps early.
means A medical exam in which a flexible camera-tipped tube is threaded through the colon to check for polyps, inflammation, or other problems.
from Built from Greek parts: 'kolon' (colon, the large intestine) and 'skopein' (to look at, to examine) — the same '-scopy' suffix that shows up in telescope and microscope. The 'colono-' form just smooths the two roots together. So, quite literally, it means 'looking at the colon' — no euphemism required, the Greeks just called it as they saw it.
- the prep
- worse than the procedure, by universal agreement
- the sedation
- you miss the whole show, mercifully
- the payoff
- catches cancer years before symptoms would
- the age rule
- start at 45, not when you feel brave