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SIGMOIDOSCOPE

\sˈɪɡmɔ͡ɪdˌɒskə͡ʊp], \sˈɪɡmɔ‍ɪdˌɒskə‍ʊp], \s_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_ɔɪ_d_ˌɒ_s_k_əʊ_p]\

Definitions of SIGMOIDOSCOPE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Endoscopes for examining the interior of the sigmoid colon.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Speculum for examining the sigmoid flexure.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A device for inflating the sigmoid flexure and illuminating it with an electric lamp. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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