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Colon

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The Oxford Companion to the Body | 2001 | | Copyright

colon Also known as the large intestine, or sometimes the large bowel, because it is wider, although much shorter, than the small intestine, which leads into it via the caecum. There are three components: ascending, from the lower right side of the abdominal cavity; transverse, crossing to the left; and descending, to the lower left where it leads into the rectum. Its main function is the absorption of water, changing the liquid contents received from the ileum into the normally semi-solid faeces.

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See alimentary system.
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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

colon (koh-lŏn) n. the main part of the large intestine, which consists of four sections – the ascending, transverse, descending, and sigmoid colons (see illustration overleaf). The colon absorbs large amounts of water and electrolytes from the undigested food passed on from the small intestine. At intervals strong peristaltic movements move the dehydrated contents (faeces) towards the rectum.
—colonic (koh-lon-ik) adj.
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A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition | 2005 | | Copyright

colon Also known as the large intestine or bowel, consisting of three anatomical regions: the ascending, the transverse, and the descending colon. The colon normally has a considerable population of bacteria, while it is rare to find a significant bacterial population in the small intestine. The colon terminates at the rectum, where faeces are compacted and stored before voiding. See also gastro‐intestinal tract.
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colon

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Copyright

colon In vertebrates, the large intestine, concerned in many animals with the absorption of water from the contents of the intestine, but in many Mammalia it contains symbiotic (see SYMBIOSIS) bacteria that are concerned with the digestion of cellulose and with the synthesis of some vitamins.
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colon

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

colon Part of the large intestine in mammals that extends from the small intestine to the rectum. In humans, it is about 1.5m (60in) long. The colon absorbs water from digested food and allows bacterial action for the formation of faeces. See also digestive system
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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Copyright

colon The section of the vertebrate large intestine that lies between the caecum and the rectum. Its prime function is to absorb water and minerals from indigestible food residues passing from the small intestine, which results in the formation of faeces.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

colon 1 greater portion of the large intestine. XVI. — (O)F. côlon or L. cṓlon — Gr. kólon.
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

colon in anatomy: see intestine .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

colon •aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne •crayon, rayon •Leon, Lyons, neon, prion •Ceredigion • Mabinogion • nucleon •Amiens • dupion • parathion •Laocoon •gluon, Rouen •bon-bon • Audubon •Alan, gallon, talon •raglan •biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlon •Guatemalan, Marlon •Ellen, felon, Magellan, Mellon, melon •Veblen • Declan • watermelon •Venezuelan • Elan •Anguillan, Dillon, Dylan, kiln, Macmillan, Milne, villain •limekiln • abutilon •pylon, upsilon •Hohenzollern, pollan, pollen, Stollen •Lachlan •befallen, fallen •chapfallen • crestfallen •Angolan, colon, Nolan, semicolon, stolen, swollen •kulan •woollen (US woolen) •sullen • myrobalan • gonfalon •castellan •ortolan, portolan •Köln, merlon

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Colón

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Colón •aide-de-camp, aides-de-camp, anon, Asunción, au courant, begone, Bonn, bon vivant, Caen, Canton, Carcassonne, Ceylon, chaconne, chateaubriand, ci-devant, Colón, colon, Concepción, con (US conn), cretonne, don, Duchamp, Evonne, foregone, fromage blanc, Gabon, Garonne, gone, guenon, hereupon, Inchon, Jean, john, Jon, Le Mans, León, Luzon, Mont Blanc, Narbonne, odds-on, on, outgone, outshone, Perón, phon, piñon, Pinot Blanc, plafond, Ramón, Saigon, Saint-Saëns, Sand, Schwann, scone, shone, side-on, sine qua non, Sorbonne, spot-on, swan, thereon, thereupon, ton, Toulon, undergone, upon, Villon, wan, whereon, whereupon, won, wonton, yon, Yvonne •crayon, rayon •Leon, Lyons, neon, prion •Ceredigion • Mabinogion • nucleon •Amiens • dupion • parathion •Laocoon •gluon, Rouen •bon-bon • Audubon

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