FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps
   Synonym(s)
   • sigmoidoscopy (what does sigmoidoscopy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flexible sigmoidoscopy is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • endoscopy (what does endoscopy mean?)