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Sigmoid
In human anatomy, the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel). 'Sigmoid' is short for 'sigmoid colon.' The word 'sigmoid' came from the Greek letter 'sigma' which is shaped like a C. It also means curved in two directions like…
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