colons
Dots stacked vertically
Colons are the punctuation mark (:) used to introduce what follows—a list, explanation, or elaboration: The recipe calls for three things: flour, sugar, and eggs.
Colons also separate hours from minutes (3:45) and chapter from verse (Genesis 1:1).
Separately, colons are the plural of colon, the large intestine.
Punctuation joining related clauses
- commaPunctuation marking pauses
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- quotationCited passage or price
- bracketsMarks setting off text
ellipsis · hyphen · dash · period · exclamation · parentheses · syntax · grammar
Lower digestive tract portion
- cecumLarge intestine's origin pouch
- sigmoidCurving in two directions
- ascendingMoving upward
- descendingMoving downward
transverse · rectum · bowel · gut · digestive tract · feces · waste · absorption
Internal organ examination
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- prepReadiness work, abbreviated
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- gastroenterologistDigestive organ physician
biopsy · sigmoidoscope · proctoscope · adenoma · lesions · camera · procedure · anesthesia
semicolon
Punctuation joining related clauses
- commaPunctuation marking pauses
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- quotationCited passage or price
brackets · ellipsis · hyphen · dash · period · exclamation · parentheses · syntax · grammar · clause
large intestine
Lower digestive tract portion
descending · transverse · rectum · bowel · gut · digestive tract · feces · waste · absorption · bacteria
endoscopy
Internal organ examination
gastroenterologist · biopsy · sigmoidoscope · proctoscope · adenoma · lesions · camera · procedure · anesthesia · cancer detection
- code styleindentation, naming conventions, formatting, conventions, consistency
- writing rulespunctuation, capitalization, spelling, apostrophes, commas
- written symbolsletters, alphabets, punctuation, commas, periods
- French ColonistsAcadians, Cajuns, habitants, coureurs des bois, voyageurs
- language usageusage, spelling, punctuation, grammar, diction
- Style GuideAP style, MLA style, house style, editorial guidelines, formatting
colonssmall intestines
Coiled digestive tubing
small bowels · jejunum · ileum · duodenum
- colonial war
- colonial powersNations that colonized others
- colon cancerMalignant growth in large intestine
- colonial ruleForeign power's territorial dominion
- colonial eraAge of overseas dominion
- colonial styleArchitecture from settlement periods
colonial, colon, colonize, colonization, colonizer, colonized, colonizing, colonizes, colonic