sigmoidoscope
(sig-moyd′ŏ-skōp″)
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[sigmoid + -scope]
A flexible or rigid scope for examining the sigmoid colon and the rectum.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Sigmoidoscope." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732658/all/sigmoidoscope.
Sigmoidoscope. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732658/all/sigmoidoscope. Accessed December 10, 2024.
Sigmoidoscope. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732658/all/sigmoidoscope
Sigmoidoscope [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 10]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732658/all/sigmoidoscope.
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