- sigmoidoscopies
- n. visual examination of the interior of the colon using a sigmoidoscope (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
sigmoidoscopies
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sigmoidoscopy — /sig moy dos keuh pee/, n., pl. sigmoidoscopies. an examination by means of a sigmoidoscope. [1895 1900; SIGMOIDOSCOPE + Y3] * * * … Universalium
sigmoidoscope — [sig moid′ə skōp΄] n. [ SIGMOID + O + SCOPE] an illuminated, tubular instrument for the direct examination of the rectum, colon, and sigmoid flexure sigmoidoscopic [sig moid΄əskäp′ik] adj. sigmoidoscopy [sig΄moid′äs′kə pē] n. pl. sigmoidoscopies … English World dictionary
