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    SIGMOID COLON

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    sigmoid colon; sigmoid flexure

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("sigmoid colon" 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 colon" 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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