结肠炎 jiéchángyán colitis Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 结肠 結腸 jiécháng noun colon the middle part of the large intestine between the 盲肠 mángcháng and the 直肠 zhícháng; it functions to absorb water and form waste炎 yán noun inflammation (bound form) inflammation; infection; often used as a suffix for medical conditions ending in "-itis"
