rectosigmoidaladj.
/ˌrɛktəʊsɪɡˈmɔɪdl/, U.S. /ˌrɛktoʊˌsɪɡˈmɔɪd(ə)l/ Anatomy and Medicine.
= rectosigmoid adj.
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haemorrhoidal?1541
haemorrhoid1601
rectual1716
rectal1826
pararectal1890
rectosigmoid1893
rectosigmoidal1902
1902 J. P. Tuttle Treat. Dis. Anus xvii. 678 Unusual contracture at the recto-sigmoidal juncture..will cause the arrest of the faecal masses.
1942 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 58 410 (title) Abdominoperineal operations for rectal and rectosigmoidal cancer.
1975 Dis. Colon & Rectum 18 221 Rectosigmoidal mucosal puckering is probably caused by thickening of the underlying muscle.
1995 Jrnl. Gastroenterol. 30 183 Colonic mucosal hemodynamics were investigated at the rectosigmoidal region of the colon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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