rectosigmoid

English

Etymology

From recto- +‎ sigmoid.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪɡmɔɪd

Adjective

rectosigmoid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them.
    • 2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Lenox Hill finds “considerable stool material in the descending colon as well as the rectosigmoid region.” My doctor diagnoses a combination of slow transit and outlet constipation.

Translations

Noun

rectosigmoid (plural rectosigmoids)

  1. A rectosigmoid junction.
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