sigmoid flexure
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Related to sigmoid flexure: sigmoid colon, colon sigmoideum
sigmoid flexure
n
(Zoology) zoology an S-shaped curve, as in the necks of certain birds
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sig′moid flex′ure
n.
1. an S-shaped curve in a body part.
2. Also called sig′moid co′lon. the S-shaped curve of the large intestine where the descending colon joins the rectum in humans.
[1780–90]
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Noun | 1. | sigmoid flexure - the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces |
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