Colposcopy (cont.)
Medical Author:
Diamond Vrocher III, MD
Coauthor:
Mark J Lowell, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Steven L Bernstein, MD
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Literally translated, colposcopy (colpo: vagina; scope: to look)means to look into the vagina.
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