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Keywords:  doubly, anatomy, colon, bowel, curve
Related Terms: Ascending colon, Sigmoid colon, Descending colon, Splenic flexure, Large bowel, Cecum, Rectum, Colon, Rectal, Hindgut, Bowels, Transverse colon, Large intestine, Caecum, Hepatic flexure, Bowel, Appendix, Defecation, Bowel movement, Ileum, Ileoanal anastomosis, Defecate, Jejunum, Ileocolitis, Colorectal, Vermiform appendix, Fecal, Haustra, Intestine, Gut, Meckel's diverticulum, Midgut, Small bowel, Intestines, Anus, Anoscopy, Ileitis, Lower gi series, Ileocecal valve, Ileostomy, Volvulus, Continent ileostomy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Intussusception, Jejunostomy, Rectal prolapse, Enteric, Stool, Enema, Cecostomy
Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek s.
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Portion of the large intestine located in the left side of the abdomen. It connects to the descending colon above and the rectum below.
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In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). "Sigmoid" is short for "sigmoid colon." The word "sigmoid" means curved in two directions like the letter S.
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