Meanings
nounsigmoidoscopy (plural sigmoidoscopies)
plural sigmoidoscopies
- medicineInternal examination of the sigmoid colon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounvisual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
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Origin
- Ancient Greekσῖγμᾰ (sîgmă)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekσῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)
- Englishsigmoid
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishsigmoidoscopy
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APA
sigmoidoscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidoscopy
MLA
“sigmoidoscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidoscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sigmoidoscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoidoscopy.
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