colonoscopeListen to pronunciation(koh-LAH-noh-SKOPE)A thin, tube-like instrument used to examine the inside of the colon. A colonoscope has a light and a lens for viewing and may have a tool to remove tissue.More InformationScreening Tests to Detect Colorectal Cancer and PolypsSearch NCI's Dictionary of Cancer TermsStarts withContainsBrowse:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ#