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SIGMOIDOSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sigmoidoscope mean? 

SIGMOIDOSCOPE (noun)
  The noun SIGMOIDOSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colonplay

  Familiarity information: SIGMOIDOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIGMOIDOSCOPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flexible sigmoidoscope; sigmoidoscope

Hypernyms ("sigmoidoscope" is a kind of...):

endoscope (a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery)


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