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rectosigmoid

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rectosigmoid /rec·to·sig·moid/ (rek″to-sig´moid) the terminal portion of the sigmoid colon and the proximal portion of the rectum.
rec·to·sig·moid (rkt-sgmoid)
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 [rek″to-sig´moid]
the lower portion of the sigmoid colon and the upper portion of the rectum.
rectosigmoid
the lower portion of the sigmoid colon and the upper portion of the rectum.
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