-colpos

noun combining form

-col·​pos

¦kälpəs,

-ˌpäs

variants or less commonly -colpus

¦kälpəs

: vaginal disorder (of a specified type)

hematocolpos

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek kólpos "bosom, fold of a garment, vagina, womb"

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