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Sigmoid
Sigmoid
S-shaped.
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Sigmoid colon
The lower part of the colon that empties into the rectum.
Sigmoidoscopy
Looking into the sigmoid colon and rectum with a flexible or rigid tube, called a sigmoidoscope.
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