sigmoid

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In fact these are the correct names given for the parts of the colon: Ascending, Descending and Transverse Colon along with the Sigmoid Colon or Rectum at the exit end.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve

Sigmoid Flexure, the last curve of the Colon before it terminates in the Rectum.

From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred

Sigmoid, curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek sigma.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Sigmoid: shaped like the Greek letter sigma, or English S.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.