9 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
adjective of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek σῖγμᾰ (sîgmă) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek σῑγμοειδής (sīgmoeidḗs)bor. English sigmoid Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?…
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