colo-

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1. a combining form representing colon in compound words.

   colostomy.

Colo.

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abbreviation

1. Colorado.

Colo.

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abbreviation

1. Colorado

colo-

²

combining form

1. indicating the colon

   colostomy

   colotomy

Example Sentences

The option is also available in Dallas, Orlando, Cincinnati and some smaller cities such as Colorado Springs, Colo.

From Los Angeles Times

TELLURIDE, Colo. — Having spent another Labor Day weekend in the high-elevation mountain town where it’s possible to see early brewings of another Oscar season, we depart not with movies in mind but, as it happens, some especially strong turns by actors animating the whole of their projects.

From Los Angeles Times

TELLURIDE, Colo. — It’s customary at Telluride for a director premiering a movie to step onstage, say a few words and slip away before the lights go down.

From Los Angeles Times

TELLURIDE, Colo. — Jeremy Allen White asked all the questions any normal human being would ask when offered the chance to play Bruce Springsteen in “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The songs are really catchy,” said Hollingsworth, 41, a speech language pathologist who lives in Littleton, Colo. “Also the characters’ vulnerability being their strength — that strong friendship — it’s a very powerful message.”

From Los Angeles Times

When To Use

What does colo- mean?

Colo- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the word colon, the part of the large intestine extending from the cecum to the rectum. It is often used in medical terms.Colo- comes from the Greek kólon, meaning “large intestine.” The Greek kólon is also the source of such words as colic and colicky, a word which many parents may know all too well.What are variants of colo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, colo- becomes col-, as in colitis.