an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate) | the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted |
| a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) |
| the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos |
| the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos |