Definitions for sigmoid

sigmoid sig·moid

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IPA: /ˈsɪg mɔɪd/

Sigmoid is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in sigmoid (dgiimos).

Definitions for sigmoid

adjective

  1. shaped like the letter C.
  2. shaped like the letter S.
  3. of, relating to, or situated near the sigmoid flexure of the large intestine.

Origin of sigmoid

First recorded in 1660-70, sigmoid is from the Greek word sigmoeidḗs shaped like a sigma. See sigma, -oid

Examples for sigmoid

The most common seat is in the sigmoid flexure and descending colon.

Such foss are found around the duodeno-jejuneal angle, the ccum and appendix, and the sigmoid flexure.

It is most often observed in the sigmoid flexure and ccum, as are the other forms of carcinoma.

Its most common site is the sigmoid flexure, and next in point of frequency the ccum.

It was the practice with O'Beirne,71 Hare,72 and others to inject fluid by a long flexible tube passed beyond the sigmoid flexure.

sigmoid, curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek sigma.

It is usually found in the lower part of the ileum, the ccum, sigmoid flexure, and other parts of the colon.

It is possible that a wound in the sigmoid flexure was present which had already closed at the time of operation.

In volvulus involving the sigmoid flexure, when injury to the bowel is great, the symptoms are acute in the extreme.

In the typical arrangement of the parts the sigmoid or omega loop of the large intestine has a free mesocolon.

Word Value for sigmoid
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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