SIGMOID FLEXURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sigmoid flexure mean? 

• SIGMOID FLEXURE (noun)
  The noun SIGMOID FLEXURE has 1 sense:

1. the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

  Familiarity information: SIGMOID FLEXURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGMOID FLEXURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sigmoid colon; sigmoid flexure

Hypernyms ("sigmoid flexure" 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 flexure" 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)