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Where does “κόλον” come from?

κόλον (Ancient Greek): large intestine; type of food preserved in pots;...

Definitions

  1. large intestine; type of food preserved in pots;...

Words derived from “κόλον”

  • colon
  • colonic
  • semicolon
  • colonoscopy
  • coliform
  • megacolon
  • mesocolon
  • colonoscope
  • colonography
  • colonoscopic
  • colotomy
  • microcolon
  • extracolonic
  • ileocolonic
  • ileocolonoscopy
  • intracolonic
  • colonocyte
  • colonoscopist
  • hemicolon
  • noncolonic
  • dicolon
  • colonoscopically
  • colonitis
  • colocolonic