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UKSigmoidoscopy
/sˌɪɡmɔɪdˈɒskəpɪ/
/sˌɪɡmɔɪdˈɑːskəpi/Sigmoidoscopy
[NOUN]1
visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
synonyms : flexible sigmoidoscopy
Examples
1. A sigmoidoscopy usually takes about twenty minutes, while a colonoscopy can take thirty minutes to an hour.
2. In a sigmoidoscopy the endoscope only reaches to the top of the descending colon.
3. Flexible sigmoidoscopy, on the other hand, while a good screening test, only evaluates the first portion of the colon, and does not examine the entire colon.
4. We also have flexible sigmoidoscopy, which has been popular in the United Kingdom, which examines just the lower third of the bowel.
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