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midcolon

midcolon noun: the middle area of the colon.

Noun

midcolon

  1. The middle area of the colon
    • In the case of the gut, three 1-cm sections were pooled from the proximal colon, the midcolon region, and the rectum of each mouse.2015 May 26, Amanda Fortes Francisco et al., “Limited Ability of Posaconazole To Cure both Acute and Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi Infections Revealed by Highly Sensitive In Vivo Imaging”, in...

Origin of midcolon

From mid- + colon.

Questions about midcolon

What does midcolon mean?
Midcolon means the middle area of the colon.
What part of speech is midcolon?
Midcolon is a noun.

Words near midcolon in the dictionary

  1. midclass
  2. midclavicular
  3. midclick
  4. midcoast
  5. midcoastal
  6. midcolon
  7. midcommissural
  8. midconcert
  9. midcondylar
  10. midconstruction
  11. midcontinent

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