SIGMOIDOSCOPE


Meaning of SIGMOIDOSCOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sig-ˈmȯi-də-ˌskōp ]

noun

Date: circa 1900

: an endoscope designed to be passed through the anus for visual examination especially of the sigmoid colon

• sig·moid·o·scop·ic -ˌmȯi-də-ˈskä-pik adjective

• sig·moid·os·co·py -ˌmȯi-ˈdäs-kə-pē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.