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Noun: sigmoid colon
  1. The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    "The sigmoid colon is the final segment of the colon before the rectum";
    - sigmoid flexure

Derived forms: sigmoid colons

Type of: colon

Part of: large intestine

Encyclopedia: Sigmoid colon