proctosigmoidoscope

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

noun

1. sigmoidoscope.

Other Words From

• proc·to·sig·moid·o·scop·ic [prok-toh-sig-moi-d, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
• proc·to·sig·moid·os·co·pist [prok-toh-sig-moi-, dos, -k, uh, -pist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of proctosigmoidoscope¹

procto- + sigmoidoscope

Example Sentences

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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