SIGMOID FLEXURE


Meaning of SIGMOID FLEXURE in English

1. Zool. an S-shaped curve in a body part.

2. Also called sigmoid colon . an S-shaped curve of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum. See diag. under intestine .

[ 1780-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .