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Type

Organ

Japanese

S状結腸

Reading

えすじょうけっちょう

English

Sigmoid colon

Latin

Colon sigmoideum

Main functions

Digestion / Excretion

Connections

Articles

• Sigmoid colon: location, shape and role from the lower left abdomen to the rectum

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