rectosigmoidadj.n.
/ˌrɛktəʊˈsɪɡmɔɪd/, U.S. /ˌrɛktoʊˈsɪɡmɔɪd/ Anatomy and Medicine.
A. adj.
Designating the junction of the rectum and sigmoid colon; of or relating to this region of the large intestine. Also: of or relating to the rectum and sigmoid colon considered as a unit.
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haemorrhoidal?1541
haemorrhoid1601
rectual1716
rectal1826
pararectal1890
rectosigmoid1893
rectosigmoidal1902
1893 Lancet 1 Apr. 723/2 Some further attachments of the recto-sigmoid mesocolon were divided.
1913 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 18 Oct. 1489/1 (heading) Villous polypus of recto-sigmoid juncture removed by ligation and clamp.
1962 Lancet 5 May 951/2 Neoplasm of the rectosigmoid region and sigmoid colon.
1994 Surgery 115 551 Twelve patients had standard rectosigmoid disease, two had total colonic disease.
2006 Gut 55 1409 A 400 kcal meal normalised rectosigmoid tone in more than half of the constipation predominant IBS patients.
B. n.
The rectosigmoid junction; the rectum and sigmoid colon considered as a unit.
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longaona1400
arse-guta1413
rectum?a1425
backdoor1613
shitholea1629
asshole1865
rinktum1886
rectosigmoid1912
shitter1927
patootie1959
1912 Trans. Amer. Surg. Assoc. 13 159 Carcinoma of the rectum and rectosigmoid remains a local condition until a late stage.
1961 Lancet 16 Sept. 624/2 Barium-enema showed a narrow rectosigmoid, with the calibre increasing near the level of the iliac crest.
1989 Ann. Surg. 209 194 Fifty patients underwent abdomino-perineal resection of the rectosigmoid.
1997 Dis. Colon & Rectum 40 614 The probe was introduced via a rectoscope into the rectum up to the rectosigmoid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1893