Meanings
nounsigmoidoscope (plural sigmoidoscopes)
plural sigmoidoscopes
- medicineAn instrument used for examining the sigmoid colon.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon
Similar
flexible sigmoidoscope
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)
- Englishsigmoid
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishsigmoidoscope
Cite this entry
APA
sigmoidoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidoscope
MLA
“sigmoidoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sigmoidoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidoscope.
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