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colonic

colonic

3 7.2
Relating to the colon, the lower part of the large intestine
  • adjective
  • /kəˈlɒnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : colónico
  • What do you do if you catch these early colonic cancers?
  • colonic mucosa
  • colonic cancer
  • colonic tumors

Examples

  • Overexpression of ephrin-B2 and EphB4 has been observed in malignant colonic epithelium.

    Academic text (2003)
  • As we have mentioned surgery treatment, we're going to start out with this option: colonic irrigation.

    Blog text (25)
  • Well, I got a colonic appointment.

  • Here are some reasons why a colonic cleanse should be a part of your yearly diet.

    Blog text (20)
  • However, she died one month later from metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Synchronous colonic cancers pose a question of what is the best way of treatment.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Colonoscopic examination at the current presentation revealed the colonic mucosa to be normal.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Radical resection in the form of total, subtotal colectomy, and proctocolectomy may be the best choice for synchronous colonic cancer.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The patient again underwent lower GI mucosal biopsies, which yielded a diagnosis of colonic microsporidiosis.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The doctor recommended a change in diet to improve her colonic health.

Compounds

high colonic
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A medical wash that uses a large amount of water to clean the upper part of the large intestine

colonic irrigation
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A medical procedure that washes the large intestine with water through the rectum

Surface Forms

colonic positive

Morphology

colonic = colon (transparent) = colon + ic

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'colon' with '-ic' yielding 'relating to the colon', a directly derivable meaning.

Etymology

Colonic comes from the body part colon, from an old Greek word kolon meaning 'large intestine'. So colonic means 'about the colon'.