"colo-" meaning in English

See colo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin colon, whence also English colon. Etymology templates: {{m|la|colon}} colon, {{m|en|colon#Etymology 2}} colon Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} colo-, {{en-prefix}} colo-
  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the colon. Wikipedia link: classical compound, international scientific vocabulary Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: col- [before-vowel] Hypernyms: entero-, intestino- Coordinate_terms: duodeno-, jejuno-, ileo-, procto- (alt: ano- or recto-)
    Sense id: en-colo--en-prefix-nq2XCf91 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Alternative forms

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