Related Words for colon

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bowel
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Noun, Noun
intestine
x/x
Noun
rectum
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
intestinal
x/xx
Adjective
rectal
/x
Adjective
cecum
xx
Noun
colorectal
xx/x
Noun
comma
/x
Noun
ileum
xxx
Noun
anus
/x
Noun
diverticular
xx/xx
Noun
colonoscopy
/x/xx
Noun
gastric
/x
Adjective
semicolon
xx/x
Noun
gallbladder
/xx
Noun
liver
/x
Noun
colitis
/xx
Noun
cancer
/x
Noun
bladder
/x
Noun
punctuation
xx/x
Noun
digestive
x/x
Adjective
uterus
/xx
Noun
prostate
/x
Noun
sigmoid
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
duodenum
x/xx
Noun
stomach
/x
Noun
adenoma
x/xx
Noun
colectomy
x/xx
Noun
polyp
/x
Noun
peristalsis
/x/x
Noun
diverticulitis
xx/x/x
Noun
gastrointestinal
xxx/xx
Adjective
pancreas
/xx
Noun
mucosa
x/x
Noun
distention
x/x
Noun
abdomen
x/x
Noun
distension
x/x
Noun
lung
/
Noun
neoplasia
xx/x
Noun
constipation
xx/x
Noun
jejunum
//x
Noun
esophageal
x/xx
Noun
colostomy
xxxx
Noun
muscularis
/xxx
Noun
jejunal
//x
Adjective
carcinoma
xx/x
Noun, Verb
sphincter
/x
Noun
urogenital
xx/xx
Adjective
crohn
/
Name
carcinoid
xxx
Noun
separator
/xxx
Noun
oesophageal
/x/xx
Adjective
peritoneum
x/x/x
Noun
mesentery
xxxx
Noun
oesophagus
/x/xx
Noun
uterine
/xx
Noun
cardia
/xx
Noun
luminal
/xx
Adjective
enema
/xx
Noun
tapeworm
/x
Noun
pharynx
/x
Noun
ulcerative
/xxx
Adjective
pylorus
x/x
Noun
antrum
/x
Noun
helicobacter
/xxxx
Name
bronchus
/x
Noun
diarrhea
xx/x
Noun
digestion
x/x
Noun
tumor
/x
Noun
adenocarcinoma
x/xxx/x
Noun
kidney
/x
Noun
hyphen
/x
Noun
vaginal
x/x
Adjective
spleen
/
Noun
anorectal
xx/x
Adjective
delimiter
xxxx
Noun
section
/x
Noun
underscoring
xx/x
Verb
subclause
x/
Noun
parenthetical
xx/xx
Adjective
subsection
/xx
Noun
fifth column
//x
Phrase, Noun
figure
/x
Noun
score
/
Noun
subhead
xx
Noun
part
/
Noun
bracket
/x
Noun
head
/
Noun
middle
/x
Noun
chunk
/
Noun
flexure
//
Noun
transverse
x/
Adjective
polyposis
/x/x
Noun
interposed
xx/
Adjective
ascending
x/x
Noun, Verb
carcinogenesis
xxx/xx
Verb
volvulus
//x
Noun
descending
x/x
Verb
irritable
/xxx
Adjective
spastic
/x
Adjective
omentum
x/x
Noun
cathartic
x/x
Adjective
distended
x/x
Adjective
dilated
x/x
Adjective
semi
/x
Adjective
alvarez
/xx
Name
aorta
x/x
Noun
appendix
x/x
Noun
arthroscopic
/x/x
Adjective
aspiration
xx/x
Noun
bacillus
x/x
Noun
bilious
/xx
Adjective
bronchial
/xx
Adjective
bronchoalveolar
/xx/xx
Adjective
colic
/x
Adjective, Noun
cologne
x/
Noun
colonel
/x
Noun, Verb
columbus
x/x
Name, Verb
colón
/
Name
coma
/x
Noun
femur
/x
Noun
fool
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
gut
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
headlines
/x
Noun
irrigation
xx/x
Noun
kowloon
//
Name
pioneer
xx/
Noun, Verb
pollution
x/x
Noun
pox
/
Noun, Verb
punk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
segment
/x
Noun, Verb
settler
/xx
Noun
surfboard
/x
Noun, Verb
trachea
/xx
Noun
typhoid
/x
Noun, Adjective
ureter
x/x
Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
cluster
/x
Noun, Verb
collocation
xx/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
vernacular
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
standard
/x
Adjective, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
dialect
/xx
Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb