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supracolic

supracolic adjective: superior to the colon, usually with reference to the transverse colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.

Adjective

supracolic (not comparable)

  1. Superior to the colon, usually with reference to the transverse colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.

Origin of supracolic

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from supra- + colic = supra- + col- + -ic.

Questions about supracolic

What does supracolic mean?
Supracolic means superior to the colon, usually with reference to the transverse colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.
What part of speech is supracolic?
Supracolic is an adjective.

Words near supracolic in the dictionary

  1. supraclinoid
  2. supracloacal
  3. supraclonal
  4. supraclypeal
  5. supracoeliac
  6. supracolic
  7. supracollicular
  8. supracolloid
  9. supracolloidal
  10. supracolloids
  11. supracolumnar

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