paracolic

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from para- +‎ colic = para- +‎ col- +‎ -ic.

Adjective

paracolic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, medicine) Lateral to the colon, usually with reference to the ascending colon and descending colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.

Coordinate terms

• infracolic
• supracolic