SIGMOID


Meaning of SIGMOID in English

[ 'sɪgmɔɪd ]

■ adjective

1》 curved like the uncial sigma (resembling the letter c ); crescent-shaped.

2》 S-shaped.

3》 Anatomy of or denoting the curved part of the colon leading into the rectum.

Derivatives

~al adjective

Origin

C17: from Gk sigmoeidēs , from sigma (see sigma ).

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