sigmoidoscopy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of sigmoidoscopy
First recorded in 1895–1900; sigmoidoscope + -y 3
Example Sentences
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And unlike a sigmoidoscopy, a colonoscopy also examines the right side of the colon, where polyps could hide and turn into cancer, too.
From Slate • Oct. 24, 2022
These could be a colonoscopy - a procedure which uses a camera inside a long tube to look inside the whole bowel - or a flexible sigmoidoscopy, which looks at part of it.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2022
He performed a sigmoidoscopy, a procedure that uses a scope to examine the lower part of the colon.
From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022
"A sigmoidoscopy could be used in situations where people are afraid of having the bowel prep," or when anesthesia is a risk, she said.
From Seattle Times • May 21, 2012
Flexible sigmoidoscopy is one of three colon cancer screening methods recommended by the U.S.
From Reuters • May 21, 2012
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