Definition of Sigmaid
{ Sig"moid (?), Sig*moid"al (?), }
a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?; sigma + &?;&?;&?; form,
likeness: cf. F. sigmoïde.] Curved in two directions,
like the letter S, or the Greek &sigmat;.
Sigmoid flexure (Anat.), the last
curve of the colon before it terminates in the rectum. See
Illust. under Digestive. -- Sigmoid
valves. (Anat.) See Semilunar valves,
under Semilunar.
{ Sig"moid (?), Sig*moid"al (?), }
a. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?; sigma + &?;&?;&?; form,
likeness: cf. F. sigmoïde.] Curved in two directions,
like the letter S, or the Greek &sigmat;.
Sigmoid flexure (Anat.), the last
curve of the colon before it terminates in the rectum. See
Illust. under Digestive. -- Sigmoid
valves. (Anat.) See Semilunar valves,
under Semilunar.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (geometry) Curved in two directions, like the letter “S”, or the Greek “ς” (sigma).
- (anatomy) Relating to the sigmoid flexure.
- (math) A function having a graph shaped like a sigmoid. See Wikipedia, .
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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