of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
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Sigmoid \Sig"moid\, Sigmoidal \Sig*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ???; ??? sigma + e'i^dos form, likeness: cf. F. sigmo["i]de.] Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek [sigmat].
{Sigmoid flexure} (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before it terminates in the rectum. See Illust. under {Digestive}.
{Sigmoid valves}. (Anat.) See {Semilunar valves}, under {Semilunar}.