SIGMOID VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sigmoid vein mean? 

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

1. tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGMOID VEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sigmoid vein; vena sigmoideus

Hypernyms ("sigmoid vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("sigmoid vein" is a part of...):

colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)