colon

Noun
  1. The part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum;
    It extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted (synset 105543502)
    is a type of: large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
    subtypes:
    • megacolon - an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
    • transverse colon - the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
    • ascending colon - the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
    • descending colon - the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
    • sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure - the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    has: sigmoid vein, vena sigmoideus - tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon
  2. The basic unit of money in El Salvador;
    Equal to 100 centavos (synset 113689748)
    is a type of: el salvadoran monetary unit - monetary unit in El Salvador
    has: centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
    same as: el salvadoran colon
  3. The basic unit of money in Costa Rica;
    Equal to 100 centimos (synset 113689477)
    is a type of: costa rican monetary unit - monetary unit in Costa Rica
    has: centimo - a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain
    same as: costa rican colon
  4. A port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal (synset 108757502)
    is an instance of:
    • city, metropolis, urban center - a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
    • port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
    is a part of: panama, republic of panama - a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
    same as: aspinwall
  5. A punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) (synset 106855710)
    is a type of: punctuation, punctuation mark - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases

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