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Where does “colo-” come from?

colo- (English) comes from Latin cōlon, from Ancient Greek κῶλον — part of something, member; part of the body:...

colo- (English): pertaining to the colon

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the colon

Ancestry of “colo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōlon—
2Ancient Greekκῶλονpart of something, member; part of the body:...

Words derived from “colo-”

  • colorectal
  • colitis
  • colostomy
  • enterocolitis
  • colectomy
  • hemicolectomy
  • proctocolectomy
  • colorectum
  • colotomy
  • proctocolitis
  • pancolitis
  • ileocolitis
  • coloanal
  • colovesical
  • gastroenterocolitis
  • coloproctology
  • colocolostomy
  • colopexy
  • coloscopy
  • colovesicular
  • coloscope
  • colocolonic
  • rectocolitis
  • enterocolitic
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