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sigmoid colon

^ 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

database cross reference
  • MAT:0000314
  • galen:SigmoidColon
  • UMLS:C0227391 (ncithesaurus:Sigmoid_Colon)
  • EFO:0000846
  • NCIT:C12384
  • FMA:14548
  • SCTID:362166007
  • UMLS:C0682612 (ncithesaurus:Sigmoid_Flexure)
  • NCIT:C33550
  • Wikipedia:Sigmoid_colon
  • MIAA:0000314
  • MESH:D012809
  • BTO:0000645
  • CALOHA:TS-2044
  • EMAPA:36391
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, human_reference_atlas

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

prefLabel

Sigmoid colon

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606