n :  a long hollow tubular instrument designed to be passed through the anus in order to permit inspection, diagnosis, treatment, and photography esp. of the sigmoid flexure - called also proctosigmoidoscope  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sig·moid·os·co·py 
 
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