Medical term:
sigmoidoscope
sigmoidoscope
[sig-moi´do-skōp]an endoscope for use in sigmoidoscopy.
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sig·moi·do·scope
(sig-moy'dō-skōp),An endoscope for viewing the lumen of the sigmoid colon.
Synonym(s): sigmoscope
[sigmoido- + G. skopeō, to view]
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sigmoidoscope
(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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sigmoidoscope
A narrow-bore, lighted device for examining the sigmoid colonic mucosa, which can be rigid or flexible, and equipped to obtain biopsies from regions of interest.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
sigmoidoscope
Gastroenterology A narrow-bore, lighted device for examining the sigmoid colon mucosa, which can be rigid or flexible, and equipped to obtain biopsies from regions of interest. See Endoscopy.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
sig·moi·do·scope
, sigmoscope (sig'moy'dŏ-skōp, sig'mŏ-)An endoscope for viewing the cavity of the sigmoid colon.
[sigmoido- + G. skopeō, to view]
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