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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Words nearby sigmoid colon
sigma particle,
sigmate,
sigmatism,
sigmoid,
sigmoid artery,
sigmoid colon,
sigmoidectomy,
sigmoid flexure,
sigmoiditis,
sigmoido-,
sigmoidopexy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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How to use sigmoid colon in a sentence
The bacteria in your colon thrive on nondigestible fiber, also known as prebiotics.
In 1993, about a year before Retsky received his colon cancer diagnosis, he attended a breast cancer conference in Europe.
The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.
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?”
In Dec. 1997, a short time after giving birth to Angelica, Taylor-Wood was diagnosed with colon cancer, which she beat.
The great majority belong to the colon bacillus group, and are negative to Gram's method of staining.
The staphylococcus, bacillus of Friedlnder, colon bacillus, and Bacillus pyocyaneus may be met in chronic middle-ear disease.
The Cristobal Colon would have a bad time if the two ships came to close quarters.
Then the Brooklyn tried her eight-inch guns, and sent a shell through the Colon's side, above her belt of steel.
His ccum has a vermicular appendix, which is not the case in any other ape, nor is the neck of the colon so long as in the latter.
Medical definitions for sigmoid colon
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