About The Word Sigmoid
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Sigmoid
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What's The Definition Of Sigmoid?
[adj] of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
[adj] curved in two directions (like the letter S) Synonyms | Synonyms for Sigmoid: sigmoidal Related Terms | Find terms related to Sigmoid: See Also | Sigmoid In Webster's Dictionary \Sig"moid\, Sigmoidal \Sig*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ???; ???
sigma + ??? form, likeness: cf. F. sigmo["i]de.]
Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek
[sigmat].
{Sigmoid flexure} (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before
it terminates in the rectum. See Illust. under
{Digestive}.
{Sigmoid valves}. (Anat.) See {Semilunar valves}, under
{Semilunar}.
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