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<anatomy, gynaecology> A combining form or prefix meaning a fold, cleft, or hollow and usually referring to the vagina. Words incorporating colpo- as the start of the word include colporrhaphy, colposcopy, colpotomy.

Origin: G. kolpos

(12 Dec 1998)

colpate, colpatresia, colpectasis, colpectomy < Prev | Next > colpocele, colpocleisis, colpocystitis

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