sigmoid colon

British

noun

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

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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

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

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.

From Washington Post

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

From BBC

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

From BBC

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