Associations to the word «Sigmoidoscopy»

Wiktionary

SIGMOIDOSCOPY, noun. (medicine) intestinal examination from anal insertion

Dictionary definition

SIGMOIDOSCOPY, noun. Visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps.

Wise words

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