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>Culdoscopy, the introduction of a viewing tube (endoscope) through the vagina into the cul-de-sac; >Culdoscope, the endoscope that is used to look into the cul-de-sac; and >Culdocentesis, the aspiration (withdrawal) of fluid from the…
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