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Definition: Sigmoid Colon |
Sigmoid ColonNoun1. The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The lower part of the colon that empties into the rectum. (references) |
Medicine | The portion of the colon that extends from the descending colon to the rectum. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Due to the intermittent high pressure within it, the sigmoid colon can develop pockets called diverticuli in its walls. The presence of diverticuli, whether harmful or not, is called diverticulosis. An infection of the diverticuli is called diverticulitis.
Common diagnostic technique used in examination of sigmoid colon is called sigmoidoscopy.
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Synonym: Sigmoid ColonSynonym: sigmoid flexure (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sigmoid Colon |
| English words defined with "sigmoid colon": descending colon ♦ flexible sigmoidoscope ♦ rectosigmoid ♦ sigmoid vein, sigmoidectomy, sigmoidoscope ♦ vena sigmoideus, volvulus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sigmoid colon": Mesenteric Artery, Inferior ♦ Proctosigmoiditis ♦ Sigmoidoscopes. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Sigmoidoscopy (SIG-moy-DAH-skuh-pee) enables the physician to look at the inside of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon, called the sigmoid colon. (references) | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sigmoid colon | 38 |
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| Language | Translations for "sigmoid colon"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | colon sigmoideum (pelvic colon, sigmoid). (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | sigmoïd (sigmoid), colon sigmoideum (pelvic colon). (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | sigmasuoli (sigmoid), vemmelsuoli (sigmoid). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | sigmoïde (sigmoid), S iliaque (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), colon sigmoïde, colon ilio-pelvien, côlon terminal (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), côlon ilio-pelvien (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), anse sigmoïde (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), anse iliaque (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Sigmoid (sigmoid), Sigma (Colon sigmoideum, sigma, sigmoid), Flexura sigmoidea (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), Colon sigmoideum (Colon sigmoideum, pelvic colon, sigmoid). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | σιγμοειδές (pelvic colon, sigmoid). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | sigmoide (sigmoid), sigma (Sigma), flessura sigmoidea (pelvic colon), colon sigmoideo (Colon sigmoideum, pelvic colon, sigmoid), colon ileopelvico (pelvic colon), ansa sigmoidea (pelvic colon), ansa omega (pelvic colon). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | igmoidsay oloncay sigma iliaca (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), sigma (Sigma), colon sigmoideo (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid), colon sigmoide (pelvic colon, sigmoid), asa sigmoide (Colon sigmoideum, sigmoid). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Colon sigmoideum. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-g-i-i-l-m-n-o-o-o-s" | |
-2 letters: mongoloids. | |
-3 letters: miscoding, mongoloid, nosologic. | |
-4 letters: codlings, discoing, domicils, isogonic, isonomic, lingcods, misdoing, moldings, monologs, scolding. | |
-5 letters: clonism, closing, codling, codlins, coiling, comings, condoms, conoids, cooling, discing, dislimn, disomic, domicil, dominos, dooming, gonidic, idolism, indigos, lingcod, locoing, locoism, logions, looming, loosing, miscoin, modioli, moiling, molding, mongols, monodic, monolog, oodlins, oologic, oolongs, sidling, sigmoid, silicon. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 69 67 6D 6F 69 64 43 6F 6C 6F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101001 01100111 01101101 01101111 01101001 01100100 00100000 01000011 01101111 01101100 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S i g m o i d   C o l o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0069 0067 006D 006F 0069 0064 0043 006F 006C 006F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5375737981757023781788180 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, danés |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandés |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandés, finés |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, francés |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, tedesco, alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, griego |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglés |
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