colonic

[ koh-lon-ik, kuh- ]

adjectiveAnatomy.
  1. of or relating to the colon.

noun
  1. an enema.

Origin of colonic

1
First recorded in 1905–10; colon2 + -ic

Words Nearby colonic

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How to use colonic in a sentence

  • For those with a particularly sensitive or heightened gastrocolic reflex—which can happen with irritable bowel syndrome—when they start eating and their stomachs start expanding, they get colonic spasms that lead to a bowel movement, Vaughn explains.

  • This process can be mechanically assisted by deep belly massages and, yes, colonic irrigation.

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  • The hot colonic flushing is particularly serviceable in combating the sick headaches of migraine.

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  • The latter was treated with high colonic flushing and mild diet.

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  • At this time a very thorough-going colonic flushing should be administered.

    The Mother and Her Child | William S. Sadler

British Dictionary definitions for colonic

colonic

/ (kəˈlɒnɪk) /


adjective
    • anatomy of or relating to the colon

    • med relating to irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes

noun
  1. med irrigation of the colon by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon: a high colonic

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