sigmoid : Idioms & Phrases

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sigmoid colon

  • noun the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    sigmoid colon.
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Sigmoid flexure

  • noun the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    sigmoid colon.
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  • (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before it terminates in the rectum. See Illust. under Digestive.
Webster 1913

sigmoid sinus

  • noun an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones
    sinus sigmoideus.
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Sigmoid valves

  • . (Anat.) See Semilunar valves, under Semilunar.
Webster 1913

sigmoid vein

  • noun tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon
    vena sigmoideus.
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