colon

IPA: kˈoʊɫʌn

The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
(rare) The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.
(palaeography) A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
(obsolete) A husbandman.
A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
A surname.

Examples of "colon" in Sentences

The flow of undigested waste in the colon is the question more generally of the fiber.
Most people believe that the colon is a knockout body many do not even what the colon.
The colon is a healthy digestion microbial and without the proper absorption of nutrients can take place.
In this disease, the distal colon is most severely affected, and the rectum is involved in nearly all cases.
The semi-colon is basically non-existent in North American comics, although I see them once in a great while.
You have to make sure your colon is as clean as a whistle so your doctor can get an unobstructed interior view.
With kidneys, lymphatic system, liver and skin, the colon is an organ that helps to remove waste heat from the body.
If the colon is not working at optimal level, which can cause a range of issues such as constipation, which can lead to irritability, headaches, abdominal bloating and gas off the skin, the smell of bad breath and body, and a sense of fatigue.
Epidemiological data from the US and Canada show a blip up in colon cancer cases after the introduction of folate-fortified foods (mostly breads) in these countries, further supporting the idea that high dose folate supplementation may not be such a good idea.
Having a large volume of such matter in your colon is not healthy, and a simple colon cleanse with a product like OxyPowder can assist in unclogging the colon, ridding it of the bad bacteria, and hence allowing a smoother passage for fecal matter to flow regularly.