colpostat

colpostat
Appliance for use in the vagina, such as a radium applicator, for treatment of cancer of the cervix. [colpo- + G. statos, standing]

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col·po·stat 'käl-pə-.stat n a medical appliance or instrument (as a radium applicator) designed to facilitate vaginal treatment

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col·po·stat (kolґpo-stat) [colpo- + -stat] an appliance for retaining something, such as radium, in the vagina.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • colpostat — COLPOSTÁT s. n. aparat pentru îndepărtarea pereţilor vaginali. (<fr. colpostat) Trimis de raduborza, 15.12.2005. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • colpostat — col·po·stat …   English syllables

  • colpostat — ˈkälpəˌstat noun ( s) Etymology: colp + stat : a medical appliance or instrument (as a radium applicator) designed to facilitate vaginal treatment …   Useful english dictionary

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