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sigmoid

[ sig-moid ]

adjective

  1. shaped like the letter C.
  2. shaped like the letter S.
  3. of, relating to, or situated near the sigmoid flexure of the large intestine.


sigmoid

/ ˈɪɡɔɪ /

adjective

  1. shaped like the letter S
  2. of or relating to the sigmoid colon of the large intestine
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noun

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Ǿd· adverb
  • Dz·mǾ adjective
  • Dzȴ·Ǿd adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sigmoid1

First recorded in 1660–70, sigmoid is from the Greek word DZ𾱻ḗs shaped like a sigma. See sigma, -oid
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sigmoid1

C17: from Greek DZ𾱻ŧ sigma-shaped
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In July 2021, surgeons removed half of his colon due to a narrowing of the sigmoid portion of his large intestine.

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In July of 2021, Francis had half of his colon removed after a narrowing of the sigmoid portion of the large intestine, the Associated Press reported at the time.

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In surgeries like the one Francis most likely underwent, doctors excise a part of the colon called the sigmoid colon where diverticulitis is most common.

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His full cause of death has been recorded by the coroner as "1a liver failure" and "1b metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma and systemic listeria infection".

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It’s a nice idea, but it’s still on the lower end of the sigmoid curve.

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