English Explanatory Dictionary

colonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.
noun
  1. An enema.
  2. Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)

Pronunciation

kə-lŏn′ĭk /kəˈlɒn.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-colonic.wav /kəˈlɔːn.ɪk/ /kəˈlɑn.ɪk/ /kəˈlɔn.ɪk/ /kəˈlɒn.ək/ /koˈlɔn.ɪk/

Word forms

colonic colonics

Etymology

From colon + -ic.

Synonyms

colon cleansing

Derived words

cholecystocolonic colonic cocktail colonic irrigation colonic transit time extracolonic gastrocolonic ileocolonic intracolonic mesocolonic nephrocolonic noncolonic pancolonic pericolonic rectocolonic
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