col/o

Medical Root
col/o

col/o means colon, large intestine (from the Greek).

What does col/o mean?

The root col/o means "colon, large intestine". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using col/o

WordMeaning
colitisinflammation of the colon
colonoscopylooking inside the colon

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