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Look up: Sigmoid

  1. sigmoid
    Doubly curved in opposite directions, like the Greek letter sigma.
    Found on http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary

  2. sigmoid
    [adj] - curved in two directions (like the letter S) 2. [adj] - of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Sigmoid
    Means “s� shaped. Will usually refer to the sigmoid colon, which is the section of the bowel above the rectum. Term derives from the Greek letter ? (sigma)
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Sigmoid
    Sigmoid: In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid colon.' The word 'sigmoid' came from the Greek letter 'sigma' which is shaped like a C. It also means curved in two directions like the letter S. A sigmoid curve is an S-shaped curve. T...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  5. sigmoid
    S-shaped; shaped like the letter sigma Category: Medicine • the portion of the colon that extends from the descending colon to the rectum Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  6. sigmoid
    1. Shaped like the letter S or the letter C. ... 2. The sigmoid colon. ... Origin: Gr. Sigmoeid, from the letter sigma, eidos = form ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. sigmoid
    sigmoidal adjective of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. sigmoid
    (sig´moid) shaped like the letter C or S. sigmoid colon.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Sigmoid
    • (a.) Alt. of Sigmoidal
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. sigmoid
    (Gr. sigmoeids, from the letter sigma + eidos form) 1. shaped like the letter S or the letter C. 2. the sigmoid colon.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/

  11. sigmoid
    sigmoid Shaped like the letter 'S' or the letter 'C'.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. sigmoid
    curved like the letter 'S'.
    Found on http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/

  13. sigmoid
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sig′moyd Definitions: 1. Resembling in outline the letter S or one of the forms of the Greek sigma.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. sigmoid
    adjective, Greek sigma, the form used at the end of a word having an S-shape; hence, S-shaped.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/



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