κόλον

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλον of uncertain etymon. Grammarians of Hellenistic times proposed relation to βουκόλος (boukólos, “tending kine”), δύσκολος (dúskolos, “difficult”), κόλαξ (kólax, “flatterer”). Other theories include κυλλός (kullós, “crooked, club-footed”). No relation to κῶλον (kôlon, “limb”). Cognate to Latin colum.

Noun

κόλον • (kólon) n (indeclinable)

1. (anatomy) colon (part of large intestine)

Related terms

• κολονοσκόπηση f (kolonoskópisi, “colonoscopy”)

See also

• λεπτό έντερο n (leptó éntero, “small intestine”)
• παχύ έντερο n (pachý éntero, “large intestine”)

Further reading

• Έντερο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el