Found 2 items, similar to sigmoid.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sigmoid
sigmoid
adj 1: curved in two directions (like the letter S)
2: of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
[syn:
sigmoidal]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sigmoid
Sigmoid
\Sig"moid\, Sigmoidal
\Sig*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ???; ???
sigma + e'i^dos form, likeness: cf. F. sigmo["i]de.]
Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek
[sigmat].
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]