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sigmoid colon
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sigmoid colon [′sig‚mȯid ′kō·lən]
(anatomy)
The S-shaped portion of the colon between the descending colon and the rectum.


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Regional colonic radioisotope movement was assessed from regions of interest created by visually analyzing the full sequence of scans (caecum and ascending colon, hepatic flexure, transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum).
 
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