HyperDic: sigmoid_flexure

English > 1 sense of the expression sigmoid flexure:
NOUNbodysigmoid flexure, sigmoid colonthe s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
English > sigmoid flexure: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum.
Synonymsigmoid colon
Part oflarge intestineBeginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum
BroadercolonThe part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum
Spanishcolon sigmoide, colon sigmoideo
Catalancòlon sigmoide, flexura sigmoide
Adjectivessigmoid, sigmoidalof or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine

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