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Sigmoidal   Listen
adjective
Sigmoidal, Sigmoid  adj.  Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek sigma.
Sigmoid flexure (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before it terminates in the rectum.
Sigmoid valves. (Anat.) See Semilunar valves, under Semilunar.





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"Sigmoidal" Quotes from Famous Books



... regularly at the proper time, say every morning after breakfast. If these sensations (Nature's calls) are ignored day after day, the mucous membrane soon loses its sensitiveness and the muscular coat its tonicity, and as a result, large quantities of fecal matter may accumulate in the sigmoid (part of the bowel) or in the rectum without exciting the least desire to empty the bowels. Again, irregular time for eating and improper diet are liable to diminish this action also. Foods that contain very little liquid and those that do not leave much residue are liable to accumulate in the ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter


Words linked to "Sigmoidal" :   sigmoid, sigmoid flexure


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