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RECTOSIGMOID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rectosigmoid mean?
• RECTOSIGMOID (adjective)
The adjective RECTOSIGMOID has 1 sense:
1. of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum
Familiarity information: RECTOSIGMOID used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)
sigmoid colon (the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum)
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