colpo-, colp-, kolpo-, kolp-

Rare, an incision into the ureter through the vagina and the bladder; colpocystoureterotomy): Nowdays, instead of the procedure of colpoureterocystotomy, medical doctors favor the method of laparoscopy or robotic assistance surgery to reach and treat strictures, ureteral blocks, or stones.

Incision of the ureter through the vagina.

The ureter is the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder; while, the vagina is a sheath-like part or a musculomembranous tube that forms the passageway between the cervix uteri (neck of the uterus) and the vulva (portion of the female external genitalia).

A surgical operation concerning an incision into a ureter by the way of the vagina: The method of colpoureterotomy treats conditions like ureteral obstructions or to speed up surgical processes involving the ureter.

Pain in the vagina or the lower sheath of the female reproductive tract; colpalgia: A few reasons for the occurrence of kolpalgia can be a vaginal yeast infection, fibroids, or the menopause.

A distention or dilatation of the vagina.

A partial or complete surgical excision of the vagina.

Kolpo- is a combining form from the Greek kolpos meaning "a fold, a cleft", or "a hollow" and usually refers to the vagina. Normally, this is now spelled as colpo-.