sigmoid flexure

sig·moid flex·ure

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Definitions of sigmoid flexure words

noun sigmoid flexure Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part. 1
noun sigmoid flexure Also called sigmoid colon. an S -shaped curve of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum. 1
noun sigmoid flexure an S-shaped curve, as in the necks of certain birds 0
noun sigmoid flexure the last curving part of the colon, ending in the rectum 0
noun sigmoid flexure an S-shaped curve 0

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90

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