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sigmoid

 
Dictionary: sig·moid   (sĭg'moid') pronunciation also sig·moi·dal
 
(sĭg-moid'l)
adj.
  1. Having the shape of the letter S.
  2. Of or relating to the sigmoid colon.

[Greek sīgmoeidēs : sīgma, sigma; see sigma + -oeidēs, -oid.]


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(sig′moid)
adj

Of or pertaining to an S shape, as in the shape of the pelvic end of the colon prior to its joining the rectum.

 

Shaped like the letter C or S.

  • s. colon — the distal part of the colon of some species, such as humans, shaped like an S, from the level of the iliac crest to the rectum.
  • s. curve — an S-shaped curve of the relationship between two variables.
  • s. flexure of the penis — situated in the bull's penis dorsal and caudal to the scrotal neck.
 
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Sigmoid means resembling the lower-case Greek letter sigma (ς). Specific uses include:


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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