sigmoidoscopy
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sig·moid·o·scope
(sĭg-moi′də-skōp′)n.
A tubular instrument used for inspection of the sigmoid colon.
sig·moid′o·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.
sig′moid·os′co·py (sĭg′moi-dŏs′kə-pē) n.
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sigmoidoscopy
A diagnostic method of examining the rectum and colon using a special type of endoscope called a sigmoidoscope.
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Noun | 1. | sigmoidoscopy - visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps endoscopy - visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope |
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sig·moi·dos·co·py
n. sigmoidoscopía, uso de un sigmoidoscopio para examinar la flexura sigmoide.
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sigmoidoscopy
n (pl -pies) sigmoidoscopia; flexible — sigmoidoscopia flexibleEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.