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colonic

Syllables: co·lon·ic/kəˈlɔːn.ɪk//kəˈlɒn.ɪk/

colonic adjective: of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.

Adjective

colonic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.

Noun

colonic (countable and uncountable, plural colonics)

  1. An enema.
    • Different forms of colonics have been used through the ages for therapeutic purposes, ranging from detoxifying and system cleansing to treatments of chronic headaches, back pain, allergies, and addictions.2016, Gilles Marin, Healing from Within with Chi Nei Tsang
  2. Synonym of colon cleansing (the removal of nonspecific toxins from the colon and intestinal tract considered pseudomedicine)
    Synonyms:
    colon cleansing

Synonyms of colonic

Forms of colonic

pluralcolonics

Origin of colonic

From colon + -ic.

Words formed from colonic

Phrases with colonic

Words that rhyme with colonic

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Questions about colonic

What does colonic mean?
Colonic means of, relating to, affecting, or within the colon.
What part of speech is colonic?
Colonic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce colonic?
Colonic is pronounced /kəˈlɒn.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near colonic in the dictionary

  1. colonially
  2. colonialness
  3. colonials
  4. coloniarch
  5. coloniarchs
  6. colonic
  7. colonic cocktail
  8. colonic cocktails
  9. colonic irrigation
  10. colonic irrigations
  11. colonic transit time

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