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New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
Fulcher’s cause of death was determined to be sepsis, peritonitis and colonic perforation, along with the instrument left in his body during surgery, per Cleveland 19 News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Regina C. Windsor, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2025
Earlier this year, for example, it was found that an antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was able to convince the microbes in mouse guts to produce colonic acid, a life-extending compound.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Earlier this year, for example, it was found that an antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was able to convince the microbes in mouse guts to produce colonic acid, a life-extending compound.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
Fulcher’s cause of death was determined to be sepsis, peritonitis and colonic perforation, along with the instrument left in his body during surgery, per Cleveland 19 News.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
May Help Protect the Gut Limited animal research has suggested that an active component of celery seed, called luteolin, may help reduce colonic ulcers.17 However, clinical trials in humans are needed.
—Regina C. Windsor, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2025
Earlier this year, for example, it was found that an antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was able to convince the microbes in mouse guts to produce colonic acid, a life-extending compound.
—New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2025
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“Colonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colonic. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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colonic
1 of 2 adjective
co·lon·ic
kō-ˈlän-ik, kə- 
: of or relating to the colon
colonic
2 of 2 noun
: enema sense 1 see high colonic
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