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colon

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Word definitions for colon in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"large intestine," late 14c., from Latinized form of Greek kolon (with a short initial -o- ) "large intestine," which is of unknown origin.

Usage examples of colon.

The sim waiter brought out my cola and a bottle of Bardolino with two wine glasses.

The large intestine is about five feet in length, and is divided into the Caecum, Colon, and Rectum.

It is from one to two inches in length, and is found attached by its head to the mucous membrane of the caecum, and, in rare instances, in the colon and small intestine.

This intestine is about five feet in length, and consists of the caecum, colon, and rectum.

It has three divisions, known as the caecum, the colon, and the rectum.

The caecum gradually blends into the second division of the large intestine, called the colon.

After a preliminary course in anatomy it was found that caecum and transverse colon also provided excellent sites for excitation.

Birthday, the frequently-used black microwave that can be found in most college dorms, a counter with bread crumbs, cheese bits, and cola stains, a sink of dirty plastic dishes, two pastel green love-seats, and one square wooden coffee-table that also serves as a foot-stool.

Rather, it is a simple fluoroscopic test used to study the large bowel, or colon.

Ramage had decided to continue in that direction because Colon had covered all the flat areas flanking the track from San Ildefonso to the point where he was captured.

Florendo cut, he found that this megacolon was jampacked from the base of the descending colon all the way up and half-way across the transverse colon.

When the colon is distended, it becomes a mechanical impediment to the free circulation of the blood in other organs, and causes congestion of the portal system, predisposing to chronic inflammation or cirrhosis of the liver.

She reached out and ordered her selections, cola, salad with the spiciest Thai dinner on the menu.

The path intersected the Margherita Bridge, Via Cola di Riezo, and passed through Piazza del Risorgimento, hitting no churches at all until it dead-ended abruptly at the center of St.

Nancy bought several large bottles of RC Cola, a six-pack of toilet paper, a pack of evil-looking black cigarillos, a bunch of bananas, and a pack of Doublemint chewing gum.