colon : Idioms & Phrases


ascending colon

  • noun the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
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colon cancer

  • noun a malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
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costa rican colon

  • noun the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
    colon.
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cristobal colon

  • noun Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
    Christopher Columbus; Cristoforo Colombo; Columbus.
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descending colon

  • noun the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
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el salvadoran colon

  • noun the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
    colon.
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sigmoid colon

  • noun the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    sigmoid flexure.
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spastic colon

  • noun recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea (often alternating with periods of constipation); often associated with emotional stress
    irritable bowel syndrome; mucous colitis.
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transverse colon

  • noun the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
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