culdoscope

English

Etymology

From culdo- +‎ -scope.

Noun

culdoscope (plural culdoscopes)

1. (medicine) A kind of endoscope used in culdoscopy.
   • 1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508:

     Decker had just introduced his culdoscope and was advocating culdoscopy. I actually saw two peritoneoscopies during training but it had not achieved wide use.