COLONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does colonic mean? 

• COLONIC (noun)
  The noun COLONIC has 1 sense:

1. a water enema given to flush out the colon

  Familiarity information: COLONIC used as a noun is very rare.

• COLONIC (adjective)
  The adjective COLONIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the colon

  Familiarity information: COLONIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLONIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A water enema given to flush out the colon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

colonic; colonic irrigation

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)

• COLONIC (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 

It was initially described in colonic adenocarcinomas, but it has also been observed in adenocarcinomas that arise in other anatomic sites, including lungs and ovaries.

(Dirty Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding indicating the presence of multiple pouches, usually in the colonic or gastric wall.

(Diverticulosis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is an autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by multiple colonic polyps predisposing to carcinoma of the colon, osteomas of the skull, epidermoid cysts, and fibromas.

(Gardner Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm that arises from the glandular epithelium of the colonic and rectal mucosa.

(Colorectal Tubulovillous Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A usually polypoid neoplasm that arises from the glandular epithelium of the colonic and rectal mucosa.

(Colorectal Tubular Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rupture in the colonic wall due to traumatic or pathologic processes.

(Colonic Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by a rupture in the colonic wall.

(Colonic Perforation, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A larger than normal, microscopically elevated colonic crypt that may contain dysplastic epithelium.

(Aberrant Crypt Focus, NCI Thesaurus)

A phenotypic variant of ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI featuring multiple colonic polyposis with malignant tendency, subcutaneous fibromata and lipomata, exostoses and osteomas of the skull and facial bones, and epidermal inclusion cysts.

(Gardner Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Microscopically, it is characterized by a glandular pattern and it closely resembles a colonic adenocarcinoma.

(Gastric Intestinal Type Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)