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n. pl. co·lons or co·la (-lə) The section of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek kolon, large intestine.] co·lonic (kə-lŏnĭk) adj. |
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[Spanish colón, after Cristóbal Colón, Christopher Columbus.] |
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Co·lón (kə-lŏn, kō-lōn)
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Tweet A city of northern Panama at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. The city was founded as Aspinwall in 1850 by Americans working on the Panama Railroad and was renamed in 1890. |
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