COLON, TORPOR OF THE
\kˈə͡ʊlən], \kˈəʊlən], \k_ˈəʊ_l_ə_n]\
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A disease in which the muscular coat of the colon acts with deficient energy; giving occasion to distension of the intestine, which, by pressing upon the other organs, may interfere so much with their functions, as to lead to distressing gastric, cardiac and other disorders.
By Robley Dunglison
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