1) Digestive system component
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(from the article `rectum`) terminal segment of the digestive system in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. The rectum is continuous with the sigmoid colon and ... The sigmoid colon is commonly divided into iliac and pelvic parts. The iliac colon stretches from the crest of the ilium, or upper border of the ... [2 related...
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The S-shaped section of the colon that connects to the rectum.
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A section of the colon (part of the large intestine) that lies in the lower abdomen, which connects the descending colon with the rectum.
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S-shaped part of the colon leading to the rectum.
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<anatomy> The portion of the colon that connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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the final, S-shaped part of the colon, which lies in the pelvis and extends from the pelvic inlet to the third segment of the sacrum. At its proximal end it is an extension of the descending colon, and it ends at the rectum.
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S-shaped portion of the colon, extending from the pelvic brim to the third segment of the sacrum.
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The S-shaped lower end of the colon, which leads down to the rectum.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the part of the colon describing an S-shaped curve between the pelvic brim and the third sacral segment; it is continuous with the rectum. Synonyms: colon sigmoideum, colon pelvinum, flexura sigmoidea, sigmoid flexure
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(sig;moid ko;lon) The S-shaped portion of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.
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n] - the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
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sigmoid colon, clon sigmoideum The S-shaped part of the colon which lies in the pelvis, extending from the pelvic brim to the third segment of the sacrum, and is continuous above with the descending (or iliac) colon and below with the rectum.
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An 'S' shape bend that joins the descending colon to the rectum.
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sigmoid flexure noun the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
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the lower part of the large intestine that empties into the rectum.
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