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SIGMOID FLEXURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
Synonyms:
sigmoid colon; sigmoid flexure
Classified under:
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)
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