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mesosigmoid

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mesosigmoid /meso·sig·moid/ (-sig´moid) the peritoneal fold attaching the sigmoid flexure to the posterior abdominal wall.
mes·o·sig·moid (mz-sgmoid)
n.
The mesentery of the sigmoid flexure.

mesosigmoid [mez″o-sig´moid]
the peritoneal fold by which the sigmoid flexure is attached to the abdominal wall.

mesosigmoid
the peritoneal fold by which the sigmoid flexure is attached to the abdominal wall.


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The descending colon becomes the sigmoid colon at the origin of the mesosigmoid, and the sigmoid colon becomes the rectum at the termination of the mesosigmoid.
 
 
 
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