Middle English Dictionary Entry
cōlon n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | cōlon n.(2) |
| Etymology | L, from Gr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The large intestine or colon (also including the rectum).
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)58a/b : Þe þridde gut hat colon in grewe & is ioyned faste to þe neþer openynge of al þe body, & in þis gut is bred..colica passio.
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)94a/a : A gutte þat hatte Colon..is in þe riȝt side of þe neþir wombe, biclyppinge as a gerdil anon to þe lift side.
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)168/24 : A gutt þat is clepid colon, and lijþ ouerþwert þe wombe.
- ?c1425 *Chauliac(2) (Paris angl.25)18b/b : Þe gutte colon..haþ wel two arme lengþe.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. colon 1.