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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An S-shaped section of the colon between the descending section and the rectum.

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  • noun anatomy the S-shaped section of the large intestine between the descending colon and the rectum

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  • noun the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum

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