RECTOSIGMOID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)

sigmoid colon (the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum)

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