colons
- plural of colon.
Example Sentences
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They found the mice experience significantly less weight loss and reduced colitis symptoms, while their colons remained virtually normal in appearance and did not show any significant loss of intestinal stem cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
On both of their colonoscopies, their doctors snared away polyps, or abnormal growths of tissue inside of their colons with the potential to turn into cancer one day.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2022
You do this by adding two colons and a number.
From The Verge ● Sep. 2, 2022
Both women have had their colons removed and wear bags which collect waste from their digestive systems.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2022
If you listened closely it was possible to hear the dashes and commas in his speech, even the colons and semicolons.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
