Sigmoid colon - esujoukeccho

Japanese: S 状結腸 - えすじょうけっちょう
Sigmoid colon - esujoukeccho

… [Tamate Hideo]
[Human large intestine]
The large intestine is the final part of the digestive tract following the small intestine, and is so named because it is thicker than the small intestine. The large intestine is divided into the cecum, colon (ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon), and rectum (Figure 1). Its length varies from individual to individual, but in adults it is about 1.5 m.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "sigmoid colon" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【玉手 英夫】
【ヒトの大腸】
 大腸は小腸につづく消化管の最終の部分であって,小腸に比べ太いためこの名がある。大腸は盲腸cecum,結腸colon(上行結腸,横行結腸,下行結腸,S状結腸),直腸rectumに分けられる(図1)。その長さは個体差はあるが成人では約1.5mである。…

※「S 状結腸」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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