colpo-

combining form

variants or before vowels colp-

: vagina

colpocleisis

colposcope

Word History

Etymology

Greek kólpos "lap, bosom, fold in a garment, vagina, womb, bay, valley" (going back to *k^wolp-o-, earlier *k^welp-o-) + -o-

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