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flexure
1. The state of being flexed (as of a joint).
2. The act of bending a joint; especially, a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased.
3. A curve, turn, or fold; such as, a bend in a tubular organ: "A flexure of the colon."
4. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.
2. The act of bending a joint; especially, a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased.
3. A curve, turn, or fold; such as, a bend in a tubular organ: "A flexure of the colon."
4. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.
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(Greek: sigmoeides, shaped like the letter sigma; pertaining to the sigmoid flexure, the S-shaped bend in the colon; a combining form that usually denotes the sigmoid colon)
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sigmoid flexure
A fold in the colon just above the rectum of the body.
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