A portion of the large intestine before it becomes the rectum. In mammals, the colon is the most part of the large intestine, excluding the vermiform appendix, the rectum and the anal canal. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://zfin.org/curator http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-0621 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_(anatomy) ]
Synonyms: large bowel
Term information
- MAT:0000526
- galen:Colon
- NCIT:C12382
- MA:0000335
- BTO:0000269
- CALOHA:TS-0158
- SCTID:302508007
- AAO:0010400
- FMA:14543
- EMAPA:18939
- EV:0100079
- MAP:0000001
- GAID:309
- MESH:D003106
- ZFA:0000706
- EFO:0000361
- Wikipedia:Colon_(anatomy)
- VHOG:0000648
- XAO:0000243
- TAO:0000706
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Term relations
- subdivision of digestive tract
- contributes to morphology of some large intestine
- part of some large intestine