Sigmoidoscopy
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- flexible sigmoidoscopy
- plural
- Sigmoidoscopies
- possessive
- Sigmoidoscopy's
- pluralpossessive
- Sigmoidoscopies'