NOUN | body | sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure | the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum |
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Meaning | The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum. | |
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Synonym | sigmoid flexure | |
Part of | large intestine | Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum |
Broader | colon | The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum |
Spanish | colon sigmoide, colon sigmoideo | |
Catalan | còlon sigmoide, flexura sigmoide | |
Adjectives | rectosigmoid | of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum |
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