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sigmoid
[sig´moid]1. shaped like the letter C or S.
2. the sigmoid colon, the distal part of the colon from the level of the iliac crest to the rectum.
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sig·moid
(sig'moyd),Resembling in outline the letter S or one of the forms of the Greek sigma.
[G. sigma, the letter S, + eidos, resemblance]
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sigmoid
(sĭg′moid′) alsosigmoidal
(sĭg-moid′l)adj.
1. Having the shape of the letter S.
2. Of or relating to the sigmoid colon.
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sig·moid
(sig'moyd)Resembling in outline the letter S or one of the forms of the Greek character, sigma.
[G. sigma, the letter S, + eidos, resemblance]
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sigmoid
orsigmoidal
S-shaped. 2. Pertaining to the SIGMOID COLON.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
sigmoid
S-shaped.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
Sigmoid
The S-shaped curve of the large intestine where the colon joins the rectum.
Mentioned in: Intestinal Polyps
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
sig·moid
(sig'moyd)Resembling in outline the letter S or one of the forms of the Greek sigma σ or ς.
[G. sigma, the letter S, + eidos, resemblance]
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