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Noun: sigmoid vein
  1. Tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon
    "The sigmoid vein is important for maintaining proper blood flow in the lower part of the large intestine";
    - vena sigmoideus

Derived forms: sigmoid veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel

Part of: colon