proctosigmoidoscope

[prok-toh-sig-moi-duh-skohp]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sigmoidoscope.

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Other Word Forms

proctosigmoidoscopic adjective
proctosigmoidoscopist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of proctosigmoidoscope¹

procto- + sigmoidoscope

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Doctors now recommend that everyone over 50 periodically undergo routine, if unpleasant, examinations with a proctosigmoidoscope, a hollow, lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for signs of cancer.

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