- Colpo- (prefix)
- 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.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Colpo- (prefix)
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