colon Definition

the part of the large intestine that extends from the cecum to the rectum

a rhythmical unit of an utterance; specifically, in Greek or Latin verse : a system or series of from two to not more than six feet having a principal accent and forming part of a line

a punctuation mark : used chiefly to direct attention to matter (such as a list, explanation, quotation, or amplification) that follows

the sign : used between the parts of a numerical expression of time in hours and minutes (as in 1:15) or in hours, minutes, and seconds (as in 8:25:30), in a bibliographical reference (as in Nation 130:20), in a ratio where it is usually read as "to" (as in 4:1 read "four to one"), or in a proportion where it is usually read as "is to" or when doubled as "as" (as in 2:1::8:4 read "two is to one as eight is to four")

a colonial farmer or plantation owner

the basic monetary unit of El Salvador until 2001

the basic monetary unit of Costa Rica

city and port on the Caribbean Sea at the entrance to the Panama Canal in northern Panama population 224,000

Christopher or Italian ChristoforoColomboor Spanish CristóbalColón 1451—1506 Genoese navigator and explorer for Spain

e. coli

the contracted and crooked part of the colon immediately above the rectum —called also sigmoid flexure

irritable bowel syndrome; also : a colon affected with spasms