sigmoidoscopen.
/sɪɡˈmɔɪdəskəʊp/, U.S. /sɪɡˈmɔɪdəˌskoʊp/ Medicine.
A speculum for examining the lower bowel and for assisting in minor operations therein. Cf. sigmoidscope n. at sigmoid adj. and n. Derivatives.
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speculum1598
diopter1706
otoscope1853
stomatoscope1853
laparoscope1855
cardioscope1856
sphygmoscope1856
stereoscope1857
laryngoscope1860
pharyngoscope1861
rhinoscope1861
autolaryngoscope1863
vaginoscope1863
oesophagoscope1868
photophore1871
rectoscope1871
endoscope1872
autoscope1873
glottiscope1876
polyscope1878
duck-bill speculum1879
tracer1882
diaphanoscope1883
gastroscope1888
cystoscope1889
kinetoskotoscope1896
photoscope1896
proctoscope1896
bronchoscope1899
sigmoidoscope1900
arthroscope1925
peritoneoscope1939
toposcope1951
fibrescope1954
mediastinoscope1966
fetoscope1968
angioscope1980
1900 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. 599/2.
1906 P. L. Mummery Sigmoidoscope 7 The introduction of the electric pneumatic sigmoidoscope represents a great advance in our powers of accurate diagnosis.
1906 P. L. Mummery Sigmoidoscope 55 In cases of acute proctitis or sigmoiditis an examination with the sigmoidoscope may afford useful information.
1974 R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 123 Polyps can be removed through a sigmoidoscope using a snare.
Derivatives
sigmoidoscope v. transitive.
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find1719
cystoscope1889
gastroscope1937
sigmoidoscope1966
1966 Lancet. 25 June 1420/2 Heaven forbid that some future ‘Chief of Service’ should licence me to sigmoidoscope my cases of earache in this surgery.
sigmoidoˈscopic adj. performed or ascertained by means of a sigmoidoscope.
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pleximetric1848
plessimetric1855
rhinoscopic1860
laryngoscopic1861
laryngoscopical1861
stethoscopical1867
tracheoscopic1880
cystoscopic1889
gastroscopic1892
oesophagoscopic1893
proctoscopic1896
specular1898
sigmoidoscopic1906
bronchoscopical1908
bronchoscopic1910
toposcopic1951
laparoscopic1967
1906 P. L. Mummery Sigmoidoscope 37 A sigmoidoscopic examination will give valuable information if there is any question of being able to remove the growth.
1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 273/2 Sigmoidoscopic biopsy of the stricture at 14 cm showed chronically inflamed mucosa with no tumour tissue.
sigmoidoˈscopically adv.
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stethoscopically1876
laryngoscopically1879
gastroscopically1888
sigmoidoscopically1962
1962 Lancet 26 May 1095/1 Of the 20 patients receiving control treatment only 7 improved symptomatically and 8 sigmoidoscopically.
sigmoiˈdoscopist n. one who uses a sigmoidoscope.
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cardiographer1885
electroencephalographer1941
electroencephalographist1941
ultrasonologist1971
echocardiographer1977
sigmoidoscopist1977
ultrasonographer1979
1977 Lancet 29 Oct. 893/2 The sigmoidoscopist was not able to recognise the type of enema a patient was receiving by the sigmoidoscopic appearances on the morning after an overnight retention enema.
sigmoiˈdoscopy n. examination by means of a sigmoidoscope.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments
abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 599/2 Sigmoidoscopy.
1961 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 3) vi. 163 Intestinal symptoms and sigmoidoscopy or barium enema appearances will be diagnostic.
1976 Path. Ann. 11 28 Rectal examination may reveal blood, as may sigmoidoscopy, when the blood can often be seen coming from higher in the bowel.
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