sigmoidoscopy

noun

sig·moid·os·co·py | \ ˌsig-ˌmȯi-ˈdäs-kə-pē

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plural sigmoidoscopies

Medical Definition of sigmoidoscopy

: the process of using a sigmoidoscope

— called also proctosigmoidoscopy

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