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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



... as everyone knows, three sigmoid or semilunar valves situated at the orifice of the pulmonary artery, which effectually prevent the blood sent into the vessel from returning into the cavity of the heart. Now Galen, explaining the use of these ...
— The Harvard Classics Volume 38 - Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) • Various



Words linked to "Sigmoidal" :   sigmoid, sigmoid flexure



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