Midcolon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The middle area of the colon

    "In the case of the gut, three 1-cm sections were pooled from the proximal colon, the midcolon region, and the rectum of each mouse."

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"In the case of the gut, three 1-cm sections were pooled from the proximal colon, the midcolon region, and the rectum of each mouse."

Etymology

From mid- + colon.

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