sigmoidoscopy

[ sig-moi-dos-kuh-pee ]

noun

, plural sig·moid·os·co·pies.

1. an examination by means of a sigmoidoscope.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sigmoidoscopy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; sigmoidoscope + -y ³

Example Sentences

Experts recommend that most people start screening with a colonoscopy — or a similar procedure called a flexible sigmoidoscopy — at age 45.

From Seattle Times

These could be a colonoscopy - a procedure which uses a camera inside a long tube to look inside the whole bowel - or a flexible sigmoidoscopy, which looks at part of it.

From BBC

During a sigmoidoscopy, she recalled, her gastroenterologist said, “Oh no. I was not expecting this!”

From Seattle Times

He performed a sigmoidoscopy, a procedure that uses a scope to examine the lower part of the colon.

From Washington Post

Other methods include fecal occult blood tests and flexible sigmoidoscopy followed by colonoscopy if precancerous polyps are detected so they can be removed.

From Washington Post