SIGMOIDOSCOPY

sigmoidoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy

(noun) visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sigmoidoscopy (plural sigmoidoscopies)

(medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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