Definisjon av colon

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Noun

colon - the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
large intestine beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
sigmoid vein, vena sigmoideus tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon
megacolon an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
transverse colon the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
ascending colon the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
descending colon the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
Colon - a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
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colon - a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
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Substantiv

colon - The triangular colon especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon.
colon - A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
colon - Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after distal to the ileum and before proximal to the anus.

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  • colon
    The long, coiled, tubelike organ that removes water from digested food.
  • colon
    A punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation.

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