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COLONIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water enema given to flush out the colon
Synonyms:
colonic; colonic irrigation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("colonic" is a kind of...):
clyster; enema (an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "colonic"):
high colonic (an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes)
Derivation:
colonic (of or relating to the colon)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the colon
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)
Derivation:
colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)
colonic (a water enema given to flush out the colon)
Context examples:
Altogether, administration of this agent may both facilitate the insertion of the colonoscope during a colonoscopy and reduce colonic spasms and pain.
(Opioid Agonist GIC-1001, NCI Thesaurus)
A pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm characterized by the presence of neoplastic epithelial cells that form tall papillae, similar to those that are present in colonic villous adenomas.
(Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm, Intestinal-Type, NCI Thesaurus)
This increases the water content of stool, which results in increased gastrointestinal motility and evacuation of colonic contents.
(PEG-3350/Sodium Sulfate/Sodium Chloride/Potassium Chloride/Sodium Ascorbate/Ascorbic Acid-based Laxative, NCI Thesaurus)
Olsalazine sodium is bioconverted to 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) in the colon by colonic bacteria. 5-ASA has anti-inflammatory activity in ulcerative colitis.
(Olsalazine Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
Precancerous dysplastic lesions depleted of mucin in the colonic mucosa of the mouse.
(Mucin-Depleted Foci of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus)
A mouse monoclonal IgG3 antibody that reacts with the cytoplasm and cell surface of colonic adenocarcinoma and shows restricted normal tissue reactivity.
(Monoclonal Antibody NR-CO-04, NCI Thesaurus)
The majority of patients have Hirschsprung disease (colonic enlargement and constipation due to intestinal blockage).
(Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Treatment for colonic diseases varies greatly depending on the disease and its severity.
(Colonic Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Colonic polyps grow in the large intestine, or colon.
(Colonic Polyps, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases)
A neoplasm that arises from the glandular epithelium of the colonic mucosa.
(Colon Tubulovillous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
