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sigmoid colon

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001159


The part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 40 cm. in length, and normally lies within the pelvis, but on account of its freedom of movement it is liable to be displaced into the abdominal cavity. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmoid_colon ]

Term info

Label

sigmoid colon

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Dickdarm-Schema.svg

has related synonym

sigmoid flexure, sigmoid colon, pelvic colon, colon sigmoideum

id

UBERON:0001159