sigmoid colon
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ozaki died "due to stage 4 sigmoid colon cancer" on Tuesday, his son, Tomoharu, said Wednesday in a statement obtained by AFP.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
The colon can be divided into four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In surgeries like the one Francis most likely underwent, doctors excise a part of the colon called the sigmoid colon where diverticulitis is most common.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2021
It contracts the sigmoid colon and rectum, relaxes the internal anal sphincter, and initially contracts the external anal sphincter.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Those with dysentery were told to take a teaspoon of charcoal from the mess hall stoves after each meal, and to sleep on the right side so not to irritate the sigmoid colon.
From Blood Brothers A Medic's Sketch Book by Rohlfing, Sam
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