rectosigmoid

English

Etymology

From recto- +‎ sigmoid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɡmɔɪd

Adjective

rectosigmoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them.
   • 2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Lenox Hill finds “considerable stool material in the descending colon as well as the rectosigmoid region.” My doctor diagnoses a combination of slow transit and outlet constipation.

Translations

of the rectum and the sigmoid colon

• Spanish: rectosigmoideo

Noun

rectosigmoid (plural rectosigmoids)

1. A rectosigmoid junction.