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Definition: EPICOLIC

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Epicolic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epicolic \Ep`i*col"ic\, adjective. [Prefix epi- Greek expression colon.]. (references)

Definition: EPICOLIC

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EPICOLIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Epicolic \Ep`i*col"ic\, adjective. [Prefix epi- Greek expression colon.]. (references)