| NOUN | body | colon | the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum |
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| quantity | colon, El Salvadoran colon | the basic unit of money in El Salvador | |
| quantity | colon, Costa Rican colon | the basic unit of money in Costa Rica | |
| location | Colon, Aspinwall | a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal | |
| communication | colon | a punctuation mark ( |
| Sounds | kow'lahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted. | |
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| Parts | sigmoid vein, vena sigmoideus | tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein |
| Narrower | ascending colon | The part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon |
| descending colon | The part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon | |
| megacolon | An abnormal enlargement of the colon | |
| sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure | The s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum | |
| transverse colon | The part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon | |
| Broader | large intestine | Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum |
| Spanish | colon | |
| Catalan | còlon | |
| Adjectives | colonic | of or relating to the colon |
| colorectal | relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum | |
| Meaning | The basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos. | |
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| Synonym | El Salvadoran colon | |
| Parts | centavo | A fractional monetary unit of several countries |
| Broader | El Salvadoran monetary unit | monetary unit in El Salvador |
| Spanish | colón salvadoreño | |
| Catalan | colón salvadorenc | |
| Meaning | The basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos. | |
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| Synonym | Costa Rican colon | |
| Parts | centimo | A fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain |
| Broader | Costa Rican monetary unit | monetary unit in Costa Rica |
| Spanish | colón costarricense | |
| Catalan | colón costa-riqueny | |
| Meaning | A port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. | |
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| Synonym | Aspinwall | |
| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country | |
| Part of | Panama, Republic of Panama | A republic on the Isthmus of Panama |
| Meaning | A punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter). | |
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| Broader | punctuation, punctuation mark | The marks used to clarify meaning / meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
| Spanish | dos puntos | |
| Catalan | dos punts | |
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