rectosigmoid /rec·to·sig·moid/ (rek″to-sig´moid) the terminal portion of the sigmoid colon and the proximal portion of the rectum.
rectosigmoid
rec·to·sig·moid (r k t -s g moid)n. 1. The rectum and the sigmoid colon considered as a unit. 2. The junction of the rectum and the sigmoid colon. |
rectosigmoid
[rek′tōsig′moid]
Etymology: L, rectus + Gk, sigma, the letter S, eidos, form
pertaining to the part of the large intestine that includes the lower part of the sigmoid and the upper part of the rectum.
rectosigmoid
the lower portion of the sigmoid colon and the upper portion of the rectum.
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