hemicolon

English

Etymology

hemi- +‎ colon

Noun

hemicolon

  1. (anatomy) Either of the left or right sections of the colon
    • 2014 February 3, Johanna Munding, Andrea Tannapfel, “Epidemiology of Colorectal Adenomas and Histopathological Assessment of Endoscopic Specimens in the Colorectum”, in Viszeralmedizin‎, volume 30, DOI:10.1159/000357744:
      They are more common in the left hemicolon and are polypoid.

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