sigmoidoscopy  
  S(じょう)結腸(けっちょう)(きょう)検査(けんさ)

(1) Noun : An examination in which the doctor uses an endoscope designed to be passed through the anus for visual examination especially of the sigmoid colon.

Examples

  • Folks who have ulcerative colitis have to go through the indignity of a sigmoidoscopy very often.  

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