"flexible sigmoidoscopy" meaning in All languages combined

See flexible sigmoidoscopy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: flexible sigmoidoscopies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flexible sigmoidoscopy (plural flexible sigmoidoscopies)
  1. (medicine) An intestinal examination from anal insertion using a flexible tube that can follow the intestinal curves.
    Sense id: en-flexible_sigmoidoscopy-en-noun-qXjhnOt7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biology, Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

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