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colo-

colo- prefix: pertaining to the colon.

Prefix

colo-

  1. Pertaining to the colon.

Forms of colo-

alternative formcol-

Origin of colo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin colon, whence also English colon.

Questions about colo-

What does colo- mean?
Colo- means pertaining to the colon.
What part of speech is colo-?
Colo- is a prefix.

Words near colo- in the dictionary

  1. Colney Hatch
  2. colo
  3. colo esophagoplasty
  4. Colo Heights
  5. Colo Vale
  6. colo-
  7. colo-colo
  8. colo-esophagoplasties
  9. colo-esophagoplasty
  10. Colo.
  11. coloaded

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