| colo- | The colon. Origin: G. Kolon (05 Mar 2000) |
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| colobinae | A subfamily of the old world monkeys, cercopithecidae, that inhabits the forests of africa and asia. The genera colobus (procolobus; colobus), nasalis (proboscis monkey), presbytis (semnopithecus; leaf monkey), pygathrix (rhinopithecus; snub-nosed monkey), and simias (pig-tailed langur) all belong to this subfamily. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coloboma | Congenital anomaly in which some of the structures of the eye are absent due to incomplete fusion of the foetal intraocular fissure during gestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| coloboma iridis | Retention of the choroid fissure causing a congenital cleft of the iris, often associated with coloboma of the choroid, viable in the inferior ocular fundus, obsolete term for the iris defect resulting from a large surgical iridectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma lentis | A segment of the lens equator devoid of zonular fibres, giving the appearance of a notch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma lobuli | Congenital fissure of the lobule of the ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma of choroid | A congenital defect of the choroid and retinal pigment epithelium exposing the sclera; the defect is usually situated below the optic disk in the region of foetal fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma of optic nerve | <anatomy, nerve> A congenital notch in the formation of the optic nerve, appearing as a craterlike excavation at the optic disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma of vitreous | A congenital indentation of the vitreous body by mesoderm; associated with severe myopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coloboma palpebrale | A congenital notch in the eyelid margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colobus | A genus of old world monkeys, subfamily colobinae, family cercopithecidae, that inhabits the forests of africa. It consists of eight species: c. Angolensis (angolan colobus), c. Badius or c. Rufomitratus (red or bay colobus), c. Guereza (guereza or eastern black-and-white colobus), c. Kirkii (kirk's colobus), c. Polykomos (king colobus or western black-and-white colobus), c. Satanas (black colobus), and c. Verus (olive colobus). Some authors recognise procolobus as a separate genus and then the olive colobus is recognised as the species p. Verus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| colocentesis | Puncture of the colon with a trochar or scalpel to relieve distention. Synonym: colipuncture, colopuncture. Origin: colo-+ G. Kentesis, a puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| colocholecystostomy | Establishment of a communication between the gallbladder and the colon. Synonym: colocholecystostomy, cystocolostomy. Origin: chole-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + kolon, colon, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| colocolic | From colon to colon; said of a spontaneous or induced anastomosis between two parts of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colocolostomy | Establishment of a communication between two noncontinuous segments of the colon. Origin: colo-+ colo-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |