Definition of Colon

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Definition of Colon

Colon

That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion.]

A point or character, formed thus [:], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction.

Related Definitions:

And, Are, Caecum, Character, Complete, Conjunction, Digestion, Formed, From, In, Independent, Intestines, Large, Nearly, Of, Often, Or, Part, Place, Point, Rectum, See, Sentence, Separate, Taking, That, The, Themselves, Thus, To, Used, Which

Colon Quotations

For example, colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Every four minutes someone is diagnosed, and every nine minutes someone dies.
Kevin Richardson

Once colon cancer becomes symptomatic, nine times out of ten it is too late.
Kevin Richardson

I have had Crohn's for about 19 years. It is a debilitating disease that affects my colon.
Mike McCready

I never apologized for anything in my life. The only thing I'm sorry about is putting a curse on Roger Ebert's colon. If a fat pig like Roger Ebert doesn't like my movie, then I'm sorry for him.
Vincent Gallo

Colon Translations

colon in French is deux points
colon in German is Doppelpunkt
colon in Norwegian is tykktarm
colon in Swedish is kolon, grovtarm

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