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Noun: sigmoid flexure  'sig,moyd 'flek-shu(r)
  1. The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    "The sigmoid flexure is the final segment of the colon before the rectum";
    - sigmoid colon

Derived forms: sigmoid flexures

Type of: colon

Part of: large intestine

Encyclopedia: Sigmoid flexure