乙状结肠

Traditional: 乙狀結腸

yǐ zhuàng jié cháng

Dictionary entry

sigmoid colon (anatomy)

What does 乙状结肠 mean?

乙状结肠 (yǐ zhuàng jié cháng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1sigmoid colon (anatomy)

2bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum

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乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] · second in order 状zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape · (bound form) state; condition 结jiē(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) · Taiwan pr. [jie2]肠chángintestines

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乙状结肠

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