sigmoid colon

noun

The S-shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

Similar
sigmoid flexure
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Meanings

nounsigmoid colon (plural sigmoid colons)

plural sigmoid colons

  1. anatomyThe S-shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

    Synonyms: sigmoid flexure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe S-shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

Similar
sigmoid flexure

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

Similar
sigmoid flexure
Broader
colon
Also see
sigmoid flexure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian сигмовидно ободно черво
  • сигмовидно ободно черво (sigmovidno obodno červo)part of colon
Catalan còlon sigmoide, sigma
  • còlon sigmoidepart of colon
  • sigmapart of colon
Chinese Mandarin 乙狀結腸 /乙状结肠
  • 乙狀結腸 /乙状结肠 (yǐ-zhuàng jiécháng)part of colon
Czech esovitý tračník
  • esovitý tračníkpart of colon
Finnish sigmasuoli
  • sigmasuolipart of colon
French côlon sigmoïde
  • côlon sigmoïdepart of colon
Hungarian szigmabél
  • szigmabélpart of colon
Italian sigma
  • sigmapart of colon
Polish esica
  • esicapart of colon
Portuguese cólon sigmoide
  • cólon sigmoidepart of colon
Russian сигмови́дная ободо́чная кишка́
  • сигмови́дная ободо́чная кишка́ (sigmovídnaja obodóčnaja kišká)part of colon
Welsh plygiant crwm
  • plygiant crwmpart of colon
Cite this entry
APA

sigmoid colon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoid%20colon

MLA

“sigmoid colon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoid%20colon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sigmoid colon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sigmoid%20colon.

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