SIGMOIDOSCOPY

Meaning of SIGMOIDOSCOPY in English

Sigmoidoscopy is a procedure whereby a doctor inserts a viewing tube (sigmoidoscope) into the rectum for the purpose of inspecting the lower colon (sigmoid colon) and rectum. If an abnormal area is detected, a biopsy can be performed.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

SIGMOIDOSCOPY — noun see: sigmoidoscope
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — noun see sigmoidoscope
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — /sig'moy dos"keuh pee/ , n. , pl. sigmoidoscopies . an examination by means of a sigmoidoscope. [ 1895-1900; SIGMOIDOSCOPE + …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — n. visual examination of the interior of the colon using a sigmoidoscope (Medicine)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — see sigmoidoscope
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — [ ˌsɪgmɔɪ'dɒskəpi ] ■ noun examination of the sigmoid colon by means of a flexible tube inserted through the anus. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — [sig.moid.os.co.py] n (ca. 1900): the process of using a long hollow tubular instrument passed through the anus for inspection, diagnosis, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — Inspection of the lower colon using a thin, lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope. Samples of tissue or cells may be …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — examination of the sigmoid colon (the lower transverse part of the colon) with a lighted flexible viewing tube. See also …
AIDS English Glossary
SIGMOIDOSCOPY — ректороманоскопия, проктосигмоидоскопия, ректосигмоидоскопия
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
SIGMOIDOSCOPE — noun Date: circa 1900 an endoscope designed to be passed through the anus for visual examination especially of the sigmoid …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROCTOSIGMOIDOSCOPY — /prok'toh sig'moy dos"keuh pee/ , n. , pl. proctosigmoidoscopies . sigmoidoscopy. [ PROCTO- + SIGMOIDOSCOPY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ULTRASOUND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN scan ▪ An ultrasound scan was done, as already described to assess stone status …
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ENEMA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN barium ▪ Distal small bowel lesions may also be shown by reflux at barium …
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ENDOSCOPY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE gastrointestinal ▪ An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should be performed to exclude other abnormalities. ▪ …
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BIOPSY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE antral ▪ Invitro gastric antral biopsies were stimulated by vortex mixing and eicosanoid measurements …
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BARIUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN enema ▪ Distal small bowel lesions may also be shown by reflux at barium …
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DIVERTICULITIS — Inflammation of diverticula (small bulging sacs pushing outward from the colon wall). Can be diagnosed with barium x-rays or with …
English Dictionary of Medicine
CONSTIPATION — Infrequent (and frequently incomplete) bowel movements. The opposite of diarrhea, constipation is commonly caused by irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis, and …
English Dictionary of Medicine
COLITIS, ULCERATIVE — Inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). Cause unknown. Intermittent rectal bleeding, crampy abdominal pain and diarrhea can be symptoms …
English Dictionary of Medicine
COLITIS — Inflammation of the large intestine (the colon). There are many forms of colitis, including ulcerative, Crohns, infectious, pseudomembranous, and spastic. …
English Dictionary of Medicine
PROCTOSIGMOIDOSCOPY — An examination of the lower colon using a thin, lighted tube, called a sigmoidoscope, inserted into the rectum. Samples of …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

English Dictionary of Medicine

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