Synonyms for colón
ˈkoʊ ləncolón

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1. colonnoun

   the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

2. colon, El Salvadoran colonnoun

   the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

   Synonyms:
   colon

3. colon, Costa Rican colonnoun

   the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos

   Synonyms:
   colon

4. Colon, Aspinwallnoun

   a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal

5. colonnoun

   a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)

Matched Categories

1. • Costa Rican Monetary Unit
   • El Salvadoran Monetary Unit
   • City
   • Large Intestine
   • Port
   • Punctuation Mark

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1. List of paraphrases for "colon":

   columbus, bowel, colonic, colón, settler, surfboard, cologne, intestine

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1. Otis Brawley:

   It's not whether you have pancreatic cancer, or colon cancer or lung cancer that's going to be important to the treating clinician, what's going to be important to the treating clinician is what's wrong with your tumor at a molecular level.

2. Elizabeth Blaney:

   The colon's main job is to reabsorb water. If you're a bit dehydrated, your stool will be harder and more difficult to pass.

3. Richard Isaacson:

   This may even affect our colon cancer screening.

4. Matt Lauer:

   Let me just say that I saw that colon a lot before the rest of you saw it.

5. Joel Gabre:

   They have young families and so much of their life ahead of them. That’s why I encourage my patients who are age 45 years and older to get screened, i also encourage people to let their doctor know if they have a family history of colon cancer. There is genetic testing we can do to identify some at-risk patients early before they develop cancer.