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rectosigmoid

rectosigmoid adjective: of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them.

Adjective

rectosigmoid (not comparable)

  1. Of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them.
    • 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.2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times

Noun

rectosigmoid (plural rectosigmoids)

  1. A rectosigmoid junction.

rectosigmoid meaning in Tamil

rectosigmoid in Tamil

குதநெளி

Forms of rectosigmoid

pluralrectosigmoids

Origin of rectosigmoid

From recto- + sigmoid.

Words that rhyme with rectosigmoid

Questions about rectosigmoid

What does rectosigmoid mean?
Rectosigmoid means of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them.
What is rectosigmoid in Tamil?
Rectosigmoid in Tamil is குதநெளி. See Rectosigmoid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rectosigmoid?
Rectosigmoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near rectosigmoid in the dictionary

  1. rectosacral
  2. rectoscope
  3. rectoscopes
  4. rectoscopies
  5. rectoscopy
  6. rectosigmoid
  7. rectosigmoidal
  8. rectosigmoidectomy
  9. rectosigmoiditis
  10. rectosigmoidoscopies
  11. rectosigmoidoscopy

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