Meaning
rootcol/o
colon
GreekDigestive
Terms built from col/o
4 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with col/o marked.
col/o decoded step by step
2 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root col/o means “colon”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of the colon.
- The root col/o means “colon”.
- The suffix -stomy means “creating opening”.
- Together: Surgical creation of an opening from the colon to the body surface.
Parts that combine with col/o
Word parts that appear alongside col/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with col/o, word for word.
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