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sigmoidoscope(dictionary)

sigmoidoscope (iou)



sigmoidoscope noun. E20.
[from SIGMOID noun + -O- + -SCOPE.]
Medicine. A tubular (now usu. fibre-optic) instrument for examining the colon and rectum through the anus.
sigmoido'scopic adjective performed or ascertained by means of a sigmoidoscope E20.
sigmoido'scopically adverb as regards (the results of) sigmoidoscopy M20.
sigmoi'doscopy noun examination by means of a sigmoidoscope E20.