sigmoid colon

English

Noun

sigmoid colon (plural sigmoid colons)

1. (anatomy) The S-shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum.

Synonyms

• sigmoid flexure

Translations

part of colon

• Catalan: còlon sigmoide m, sigma (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乙狀結腸 / 乙状结肠 (zh) (yǐ-zhuàng jiécháng)

• Czech: esovitý tračník m
• Finnish: sigmasuoli
• French: côlon sigmoïde (fr) m
• Hungarian: szigmabél (hu)
• Italian: sigma (it) m
• Polish: esica f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: сигмови́дная ободо́чная кишка́ f (sigmovídnaja obodóčnaja kišká)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Welsh: plygiant crwm m