SINCE 1828
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
Other Words from sigmoidoscopy
sigmoidoscopic
\ -də-ˈskäp-ik
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adjective
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adjective
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