sigmoid colon

noun

1. Also called: sigmoid flexure. the S-shaped bend in the final portion of the large intestine that leads to the rectum

Example Sentences

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.

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Its right side includes the cecum and the ascending colon, while the left side is made up of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon and the rectum.

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At the time, the Argentine leader was suffering from a sigmoiditis, an inflammation or infection of the sigmoid colon.

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Doctors said was suffering from a sigmoiditis, an inflammation or infection of the sigmoid colon.

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Diverticulosis is the occurrence of small pockets, or tics, in the wall of the bowel, primarily the sigmoid colon just above the rectum.

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