Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

descending colon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
de-scend-ing -colon
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A part of the colon adjacent to the sigmoid colon.

Inflected Forms

descending colons (plural)

Questions

What does descending colon mean?
A part of the colon adjacent to the sigmoid colon.

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