COLPO-

Meaning of COLPO- in English

Combining form from the Greek kolpos 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.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

COLPO — n blow, stroke; also: knock, rap; colpo de vento gust, blast of wind; colpo de sol sunstroke; colpo de gratia …
Interlingua English vocab
COLPO- — combining form see colp-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLPO- — colpo- combining form ▶ with stress-neutral suffix ¦kɒlp əʊ AmE ¦kɑːlp oʊ — colpomycosis ˌkɒlp əʊ maɪ ˈkəʊs ɪs § …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STATO — n I. state (1. condition or manner of existence; 2. commonwealth); II. [Pol.] estate; III. status (= legal standing, position); …
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SOL — n 1. [Mus.] sol; 2. [Mus.] (the note) G n sun (1. the heavenly body sun; 2. sunlight, sunshine); il …
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GRATIA — n grace (1. gracefulness; 2. graciousness; 3. mercy, clemency); also: [Theol.]; gratias a thanks to, due or owing to; colpo …
Interlingua English vocab
COLP- — combining form or colpo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kolp-, kolpo-, from kolpos bosom, fold, vagina, womb — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLPOTOMY — /kol pot"euh mee/ , n. , pl. colpotomies . Surg. incision of the vagina. Also called vaginotomy . [ colpo- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MALAPARTE, CURZIO — born June 9, 1898, Prato, Italy died July 19, 1957, Rome pseudonym of Kurt Erich Suckert journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, …
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English Dictionary of Medicine

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