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noun, plural -lons for 1, -la

[-luh] for 2.

the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.

Classical Prosody. one of the members or sections of a rhythmical period, consisting of a sequence of from two to six feet united under a principal ictus or beat.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Latin < Greek kôlon limb, member, clause

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Colon is always a great word to know.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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Removal of the entire colon and the rectum is called a proctocolectomy.

Oh, and above, that's a colon placed properly within a parenthesis not a smiley.

The rotten egg stink of flatulence has been traced to gas generated by bacteria living in the human colon.

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Removal of the entire colon and the rectum is called a proctocolectomy.

Oh, and above, that's a colon placed properly within a parenthesis not a smiley.

The rotten egg stink of flatulence has been traced to gas generated by bacteria living in the human colon.

Colon tumors seem to contain stem cell–like cells that keep the cancer going.

It also helps for combating colon and prostate cancer and has many other benefits.

But much is left undigested by the time it reaches the colon.

It is common to have colon or rectal cancer without symptoms.

Early research even suggested a link with cancer of the colon and of a man's prostate gland.

Flexible fiber-optic scopes are typically used to examine or treat ailments of organs such as the throat and colon.

The alternative therapy of colon cleansing typically does little good, and may cause significant harm.

Implantation under the skin would be trivial, allowing you to easily swap info with your walls or colon.

Colon and rectal cancers can be detected early using the screening tests discussed below.

He suffered a scorched colon and is now recovering in hospital, where his condition is described as stable.

The bacteria primarily cling to the intestinal walls in the bowels of the bowels-the colon.

The treated colon cancer cells, for example, turned on genes known to stimulate the growth of surrounding cells.

She had emergency surgery in which the left side of her colon was removed.

Scientists have discovered a gene that seems to be the first to go awry when a colon cell begins the long spin toward cancer.

He had suffered from colon problems during his presidency.

Fruit contains the fiber needed to promote healthy colon function and healthy weight loss.

Seemingly, any description of x could fill the space after the colon.

Tests suggest the new drug may slow down lung and colon cancer as well.

Readers respond to an editorial about colon cancer prevention.

Indians have far less colon cancer than western meat-eaters.

When steroids fail to stop the disease in a severe case, doctors almost always have to remove the patient's colon.

During this test, a flexible tube is inserted through the anus to examine the colon.

Toxic megacolon is characterized by extreme inflammation and distention of the colon.

It might have been more clear if attribution had appeared at the end of the paragraph, or if preceded by a colon in this case.

More recently, he survived a severe case of colon cancer.

Nowadays everyone's looking at videos online and you can't even remember if the colon comes before the slash.

Colon cancer deaths could drop significantly in the next decade because of better screening and treatment.

In recent studies fish oil supplements seemed to lower breast cancer risk in women, raise colon cancer risk in mice and.

Family history raises risk for colon cancer, but those cancers also appear to be less deadly.

The companies have been collaborating on a new drug for fighting colon cancer that is in the final stages of testing.

Fewer than half the people who should be screened for colon cancer bother to do.

Unlike lung or colon cancer, it does not create a lot of early symptoms.

Fewer than half the people who should be screened for colon cancer bother to do so.

When she finally saw one, she was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Colon had a part-time job at a ticket agency, but it was not enough.

Two months ago, a good friend of mine died of colon cancer.

But the advent of new methods of detecting colon cancer could shove them out of the screening business.

Removal of part or all of the colon but not the rectum is called subtotal colectomy.

And a test showed that her brother had inherited the colon cancer gene.

The cause was complications of colon cancer, her family said.

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noun, plural -lons, -la

[-luh] .

Anatomy. the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

Zoology. the portion of the digestive tract that is posterior to the stomach or gizzard and extends to the rectum.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek kólon large intestine

noun, plural -lons, Spanish -lo·nes

[-law-nes] .

the paper monetary unit of El Salvador, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: C.

a cupronickel or steel coin and monetary unit of Costa Rica, equal to 100 centimos.

Origin:
1890–95; < American Spanish, after (Cristobal) Colón (Christopher) Columbus

noun

a colonial farmer or plantation owner, especially in Algeria.

Origin:
1600–10, in sense “husbandmen”; 1955–60 in present sense; < French < Latin colōnus colonist

noun

a seaport in Panama at the Atlantic end of the panama canal. 85,600.

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colon¹ (ˈkəʊlən)

—n , -lons, -lons, -la
1.	the punctuation mark :, usually preceding an explanation or an example of what has gone before, a list, or an extended quotation
2.	this mark used for certain other purposes, such as expressions of time, as in 2:45 p.m., or when a ratio is given in figures, as in 5:3
3.	(in classical prosody) a part of a rhythmic period with two to six feet and one principal accent or ictus

[C16: from Latin, from Greek kōlon limb, hence part of a strophe, clause of a sentence]

colon² (ˈkəʊlən)

—n , pl -lons, -la
	the part of the large intestine between the caecum and the rectum

[C16: from Latin: large intestine, from Greek kolon]

colon³ (kəˈlɒn, French kɔlɔ̃)

—n
	a colonial farmer or plantation owner, esp in a French colony

[French: colonist, from Latin colōnus, from colere to till, inhabit]

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Word Origin & History

colon

"punctuation mark," 1550, from Gk. kolon (with a long initial -o-) "part of a verse," lit. "limb," from PIE base *(s)kel- "to bend, crooked." Meaning evolved from "independent clause" to punctuation mark that sets it off.

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colon

"large intestine," late 14c., from Gk. kolon (with a short initial -o-) "large intestine, food, meat."

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Medical Dictionary

colon co·lon (kō'lən)
n. pl. co·lons or co·la (-lə)
The division of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum.

co·lon'ic (kə-lŏn'ĭk) adj.

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Science Dictionary

colon (kō'lən) Pronunciation Key
The longest part of the large intestine, extending from the cecum to the rectum. Water and electrolytes are absorbed, solidified, and prepared for elimination as feces in the colon. The colon also contains bacteria that help in the body's absorption of nutrients from digested material.

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Cultural Dictionary

colon definition

A punctuation mark (:) used to introduce a description, an explanation, or a list. For example, “She would own only one kind of pet: a Siamese cat” and “The little boy announced that he wanted the following for his birthday: two sweaters, a new tent, and three toy cars.”