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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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The bacteria in your colon thrive on nondigestible fiber, also known as prebiotics.
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In 1993, about a year before Retsky received his colon cancer diagnosis, he attended a breast cancer conference in Europe.
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The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.
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But in his late 20s, his mother became very sick from colon cancer and said to him, “When am I going to see you on TV?”
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In Dec. 1997, a short time after giving birth to Angelica, Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she beat.
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The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.
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The staphylococcus, bacillus of Friedlnder, colon bacillus, and Bacillus pyocyaneus may be met in chronic middle-ear disease.
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The Cristobal Colon would have a bad time if the two ships came to close quarters.
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Then the Brooklyn tried her eight-inch guns, and sent a shell through the Colon's side, above her belt of steel.
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sigmoid colon

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sigmoid flexure

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