SIGMOID COLON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

Synonyms:

sigmoid colon; sigmoid flexure

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sigmoid colon" is a kind of...):

colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)

Holonyms ("sigmoid colon" is a part of...):

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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