sigmoid

Example Sentences

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In surgeries like the one Francis most likely underwent, doctors excise a part of the colon called the sigmoid colon where diverticulitis is most common.

From New York Times

His full cause of death has been recorded by the coroner as "1a liver failure" and "1b metastatic sigmoid adenocarcinoma and systemic listeria infection".

From BBC

It’s a nice idea, but it’s still on the lower end of the sigmoid curve.

From The Guardian

Instead, he’s told there is cancer in his sigmoid and another surgery was scheduled.

From Los Angeles Times

Its right side includes the cecum and the ascending colon, while the left side is made up of the descending colon, the sigmoid colon and the rectum.

From Washington Post