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adj
Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
An enema.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: colon cleansing
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adjective
of or relating to the colon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a water enema given to flush out the colon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: colonic irrigation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enema, clyster
Narrower terms: high colonic
History
Etymology tree English colon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English colonic From colon + -ic.
