結けっ腸ちょう

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Meanings

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Anatomical term for the large intestine between the cecum and rectum.

結けっ腸ちょうは大だい腸ちょうの一いち部ぶです。
The colon is a part of the large intestine.
医い者しゃは結けっ腸ちょうの検けん査さを勧すすめた。
The doctor recommended an examination of the colon.

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Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
腸intestines, guts, bowels

Don't confuse with

大だい腸ちょう
大腸 refers to the entire large intestine, whereas 結腸 names only the colon portion of it, so the two are not interchangeable in precise medical usage.

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Etymology

From 結 (けつ, 'tie/bind') + 腸 (ちょう, 'intestine'), referring to the segmented, bound appearance of the colon.