pneumocolon

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noun

A colonic diagnostic procedure during which the colon is inflated with air.

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Meanings

nounpneumocolon (plural pneumocolons)

plural pneumocolons

  1. medicineA colonic diagnostic procedure during which the colon is inflated with air.

Origin

From pneumo- + colon.

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APA

pneumocolon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumocolon

MLA

“pneumocolon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumocolon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumocolon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumocolon.

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