Sigmoid \Sig"moid\, Sigmoidal \Sig*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ???; ???
sigma + ??? 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |