| NOUN | act | sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy | visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps |
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| Meaning | visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps. | |
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| Synonym | flexible sigmoidoscopy | |
| Broader | endoscopy | visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope |
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