sigmoid colon
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noun
the S-shaped bend in the final portion of the large intestine that leads to the rectumAlso called: sigmoid flexure
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sigma particle, sigmate, sigmatism, sigmoid, sigmoid artery, sigmoid colon, sigmoidectomy, sigmoid flexure, sigmoiditis, sigmoido-, sigmoidopexy
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sigmoid colon
n.
sigmoid flexure
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