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| Domain | Definition |
Health | An examination of the rectum and the lower part of the colon using a thin, lighted tube called a sigmoidoscope. (references) |
Medicine | The visual examination of the rectum and lower colon using a tubular instrument called a sigmoidoscope. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Proctosigmoidoscopy allows doctors to look inside the rectum for signs of disease or other problems that could cause fecal incontinence, such as inflammation, tumors, or scar tissue. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
proctosigmoidoscopy | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "PROCTOSIGMOIDOSCOPY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | sigmoideaskopi (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | sigmoïdoscopie (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | sigmoidoskopia (sigmoidoscopy), sigmasuolen tähystys (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | sigmoïdoscopie. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Sigmoidoskopie (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | σιγμοειδοσκόπηση (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | sigmoidoscopia (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | octosigmoidoscopypray sigmoidoscopia (sigmoidoscopy). (various references) | ||||||||||
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