Sigmoidoscopy/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Sigmoidoscopy.

A procedure by which a doctor inserts either a short and rigid or slightly longer and flexible fiber-optic tube into the rectum to examine the lower portion of the large intestine (or bowel).