- sigmoid colon
- noun Date: 1896 the contracted and crooked part of the colon immediately above the rectum — called also sigmoid flexure
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sigmoid colon
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sigmoid colon — n the contracted and crooked part of the colon immediately above the rectum called also pelvic colon, sigmoid flexure * * * the S shaped terminal part of the descending colon, which leads to the rectum. * * * colon sigmoideum [TA] the S shaped… … Medical dictionary
sigmoid colon — sigmoid flexure the S shaped terminal part of the descending colon, which leads to the rectum … The new mediacal dictionary
sigmoid colon — noun the s shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum • Syn: ↑sigmoid flexure • Hypernyms: ↑colon • Part Holonyms: ↑large intestine … Useful english dictionary
sigmoid colon — noun the S shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum Syn: sigmoid flexure … Wiktionary
sigmoid colon — The S shaped section of the colon that connects to the rectum … English dictionary of cancer terms
sigmoid colon — lower part of the large intestine that connects to the rectum (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
sigmoid flexure — sigmoid colon … The new mediacal dictionary
sigmoid flexure — n sigmoid colon * * * see sigmoid colon * * * colon sigmoideum … Medical dictionary
Sigmoid — means resembling the lower case Greek letter sigma (ς). Specific uses include:* Sigmoid function, a mathematical function * Sigmoid colon, part of the large intestine or colon … Wikipedia
