sigmoid

[ sig-moid ]
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adjective
  1. shaped like the letter C.

  2. shaped like the letter S.

  1. of, relating to, or situated near the sigmoid flexure of the large intestine.

Origin of sigmoid

1
First recorded in 1660–70, sigmoid is from the Greek word sigmoeidḗs shaped like a sigma. See sigma, -oid
  • Sometimes sig·moi·dal [sig-moi-dl] /sɪgˈmɔɪ dl/ .

Other words from sigmoid

  • sig·moi·dal·ly, adverb
  • post·sig·moid, adjective
  • post·sig·moi·dal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for sigmoid

sigmoid

/ (ˈsɪɡmɔɪd) /


adjectiveAlso: sigmoidal
  1. shaped like the letter S

  2. of or relating to the sigmoid colon of the large intestine

Origin of sigmoid

1
C17: from Greek sigmoeidēs sigma-shaped

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