colo-
(kəʊləʊ)
combining form of L. colon or Gr. κόλον, see colon1, as in ˌcolo-ˈcolic a., relating to two portions of the colon; ˌcolo-enteˈritis, enterocolitis; ˌcolopliˈcation (also coliplication), the operation of unfolding or taking a reef in the colon in cases of dilatation. See also colopexy, colostomy.
| 1903 Therapeutic Gaz. 15 Feb. 102 An anastomosis is indicated, either colo-colic or ileo-sigmoid. |
| 1897 R. W. Greene Lippincott's Med. Dict. 237/2 Coloenteritis. |
| 1908 Practitioner Sept. 461 Neither coliplication nor coloplasty is likely to produce much permanent benefit. 1932 F. W. Rankin et al. Colon, Rectum & Anus iii. 95 Surgical procedures, such as..colostomy, colopexy, coloplication, and resection, all have been tried and occasionally have been successful. |