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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGMOID FLEXURE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGMOID FLEXURE

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Sigmoid flexure is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SIGMOID FLEXURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sigmoid flexure

Sigmoid colon

The sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 40 cm in length, and normally lies within the pelvis, but on account of its freedom of movement it is liable to be displaced into the abdominal cavity.

Definition of sigmoid flexure in the English dictionary

The definition of sigmoid flexure in the dictionary is an S-shaped curve, as in the necks of certain birds.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGMOID FLEXURE

siglos
siglum
sigma
sigmate
sigmatic
sigmation
sigmatism
sigmatron
sigmoid
sigmoid colon
sigmoidally
sigmoidectomy
sigmoidoscope
sigmoidoscopic
sigmoidoscopy
Sigmund
sign
sign away
sign in
sign language

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGMOID FLEXURE

adventure
agriculture
annexure
architecture
be sure
capture
culture
deflexure
ensure
exposure
failure
feature
figure
fixure
flexure
for good measure
for the foreseeable future
paradoxure
plexure
to be sure

Synonyms and antonyms of sigmoid flexure in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sigmoid flexure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGMOID FLEXURE

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The translations of sigmoid flexure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sigmoid flexure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乙状结肠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flexura sigmoidea
570 millions of speakers

English

sigmoid flexure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवग्रह वंक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

السيني الثنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сигмовидной изгиба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sigmóide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিগমাওড ফেনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sigmoïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lentur sigmoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flexur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

S状結腸曲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

S 자형 의 굴곡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lentur sigmoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sigmoid uốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Sigmoid நெகிழ்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिगमाइड वचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sigmoid bükülme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sigma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wygięcie esicy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сигмовидної вигину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sigmoid încovoiere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιγμοειδή κάμψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sigmoid buiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sigmoideum böjning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sigmoid bøyning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sigmoid flexure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGMOID FLEXURE»

The term «sigmoid flexure» is used very little and occupies the 178.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGMOID FLEXURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sigmoid flexure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGMOID FLEXURE»

Discover the use of sigmoid flexure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sigmoid flexure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Medical and Surgical Reporter
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING EXAMINATIONS OF THE SIGMOID FLEXURE OF THE COLON.* SUDDEN ACUTE ABDOMINAL PAIN : ITS SIGNIFICANCE .* SOCIETY REPORTS. The sigmoid flexure, as you know, is the double curve the ...
‎1896
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Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
In animals with a sigmoid flexure, the filling of the cavernous sinuses, coupled with relaxation of the retractor penis muscles, causes the flexure to be eliminated and the penis to be straightened. Although animals with a sigmoid flexure have a  ...
William O. Reece, 2013
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Modern Livestock & Poultry Production
The sigmoid flexure (found in bulls, rams, and boars) and the retractor muscle extend the penis from the sheath, a tubular fold of skin. After copulation, the blood pressure in the penis subsides and the retractor muscle helps draw the penis ...
James Gillespie, Frank Flanders, 2009
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Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
Schematic diagram comparing the reproductive anatomy of the boar, stallion, ram , and bull. T, testicle; U, urinary bladder; dd, ductus deferens; a, ampulla; vs, vesicular gland; p, prostate; b, bulbourethral gland; sf, sigmoid flexure. Figure 24- 2.
Rowen D. Frandson, W. Lee Wilke, Anna Dee Fails, 2013
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The Reflexology Bible: The Definitive Guide to Pressure ...
HP DESCENDING COLON REFLEX AREA This reflex area is only found on the left foot Use your right thumb to walk up zone four from the sigmoid flexure reflex point, to work this part of the colon. Continue in this manner until you get halfway  ...
Louise Keet, 2009
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The library of medicine, arranged and ed. by A. Tweedie
The iliac portion, or sigmoid flexure, of the colon. The sigmoid flexure of the colon (/, figs. 155. 161.) is situated in the left iliac fossa, and is continuous below with the rectum. The line of demarcation between it and the descending colon is ...
Library, Alexander Tweedie, 1841
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The anatomy of the human body
_ Should the following disposition, which I have met With several times, be- regarded as accidental or congenital! Commencing from the descending colon, the sigmoid flexure passed transversely from the left to the right side, on a level with ...
J. Cruveilhier
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Feet First
Start where the heel line intersects the inside edge of the foot and proceed downward at a forty-five-degree angle to the sigmoid flexure between zones 3 and 4. Use hook and back-up at this point. Then, thumb walk up the area for the ...
Laura Norman, Thomas Dale Cowan, 1988
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London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
cruel fluid. The latter fluid existed in abundance in the colon. Calibre of the sigmoid flexure almost obliterated by contraction. No fecal matter or scent, hut a sweet oppressive odour. Bladder contracted to the size of a flattened tig. Signed by four ...
‎1832
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The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
Upon looking for the omentum, a portion of it only was found, attached to the stomach, the remaining part evidently passed within the band into the sigmoid flexure. The stomach was tied much closer to the spine than natural, by the displacing ...
‎1809

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGMOID FLEXURE»

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Limfadenektomia u chorych na raka dolnego odcinka przewodu …
Moynihan B.G.: The surgical treatment of cancer of the sigmoid flexure and rectum with especial reference to the principles to be observed. Surg. Gynecol. «Medycyna Praktyczna, Mar 14»

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