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/ay"neuh skohp'/, n. Med.proctoscope.[ANO-1 + -SCOPE]
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anoscope — A short speculum for examining the anal canal and lower rectum. Bacon a. an instrument resembling a rectal speculum, with a long slit on one side and an light source opposite. * * * ano·scope … Medical dictionary
anoscope — n. medical device used to examine the anus and rectum … English contemporary dictionary
anoscope — ano·scope … English syllables
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Endoscopy — For the notion in mathematics introduced by Langlands, see Endoscopic group. Endoscopy Intervention An example of a flexible endoscope MeSH … Wikipedia
Anoscopy — An anoscopy is an examination using a small, rigid speculum (anoscope) inserted a few inches into to the anus in order to evaluate problems of the anal canal.Conditions visible to anoscopy*Haemorrhoids *Anal fissures *Fistulas *Abscesses… … Wikipedia
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Bacon — Harry E., U.S. proctologist, *1900. See B. anoscope … Medical dictionary
