sigmoid colon

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssigmoid flexure

   Broadercolon

   Part oflarge intestine

Questions about sigmoid colon

What does sigmoid colon mean?

sigmoid colon means "the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum".

What is another word for sigmoid colon?

Close synonyms include sigmoid flexure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sigmoid colon a common word?

sigmoid colon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.