sigmoidoscope

• Instrumento médico, em particular um endoscópio flexível de fibra óptica, usado para examinar o cólon sigmoide.

A medical instrument, specifically a flexible fiberoptic endoscope, used to examine the sigmoid colon.

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   A flexible or rigid endoscope used to visually examine the sigmoid colon, the lower part of the large intestine.

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   • The doctor used a sigmoidoscope to check for polyps.
   • A sigmoidoscope allows for a direct view of the sigmoid colon.
   • The procedure with a sigmoidoscope is often done to investigate rectal bleeding.