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Definitions of colon:
  • noun:   the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
  • noun:   a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
  • noun:   a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
  • noun:   the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
  • noun:   the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
  • name:  A surname (common: 1 in 3703 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #423)



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cecum rectum small-intestine ileocecal-valve large-intestine myelitis sigmoid cellulose digestive-system gastro-intestinal-tract anal-canal excretion ulcerative-colitis diarrhea megacolon taenia colic intestinal colon-disambiguation intestine-png list-of-subjects-in-gray-s-anatomy-xi-splanchnology elsevier anatomy water-annabelle-chvostek-album feces mammal inferior-mesenteric-vein splenic-vein superior-mesenteric-vein hepatic-portal-vein-2 cisterna-chyli retroperitoneum ileocolic-artery right-colic-artery hepatic-flexure liver splenic-flexure spleen stomach greater-omentum anatomical-terms-of-location abdominal-wall-2 mesentery transverse-mesocolon peritoneum middle-colic-artery superior-mesenteric-artery-2 inferior-mesenteric-artery-2 midgut hindgut left-colic-artery superior-rectal-artery volvulus colonoscopy metre length organism vitamin chyme nutrient electrolyte sodium magnesium chloride carbohydrate dietary-fiber mucus bacteria gut-flora fiber acetate propionate butyrate-2 symbiosis calorie enzyme digestion ph appendicectomy angiodysplasia chronic-functional-abdominal-pain colitis colorectal-cancer constipation crohn-s-disease diverticulitis diverticulosis hirschsprung-s-disease intussusception-medical-disorder polyp-2 polyp pseudomembranous-colitis toxic-megacolon blackwell-publishing merck-manual-of-diagnosis-and-therapy medical-subject-headings university-of-iowa suny-downstate-medical-center colon-detox herbal-colon-cleanse