colonic

[US]/kə'lɒnɪk/
[UK]/kə'lɑnɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to the colon
Word Forms
Pluralcolonics

Phrases & Collocations

colonic irrigation

Example Sentences

Colonics helps restore normal muscle tone and removal of constipation.

Methods To make a comparative study of the effects of colonic neostomy on umbilicus with conventional colostomy method.

Avoid "colonics", the explanation of which, at first glance, seems to make sense and fits in with "cleansing".

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of colonic lavaged and dioctahedral smectite retention enema on persistent and chronic diarrhea disease in children.

In all cases no one primarily recurred.Conclusions:Endoscopic treatment by endothermy heater forcels biopsy is an effective and safe therapetic method for flat colonic adenoma.

Real-world Examples

I'm one good colonic away from being the old me!

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 5

If polyps are found, a doctor can do a polypectomy, a procedure that removes polyps from the colonic wall.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Another time he was in a Turkish bath in Long Beach, one of those Swedish places where they give high colonics.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

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