colon

part of large intestine
AnatomicalStructure class_of_anatomical_entity Q5982337
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colon

Summary

colon is a class of anatomical entity[1]. colon draws 1,283 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #219 of 1,372).[2]

Key Facts

  • colon's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[3].
  • colon is a type of segment of large intestine[4].
  • colon is a type of particular anatomical entity[5].
  • colon is part of large intestine[6].
  • colon's Commons category is recorded as Human colon[7].
  • colon comprises ascending colon[8].
  • colon comprises transverse colon[9].
  • colon comprises descending colon[10].
  • colon comprises sigmoid colon[11].
  • colon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Colon (organ)[12].
  • colon's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C12382[13].
  • colon's connects with is recorded as ileum[14].
  • colon's connects with is recorded as cecum[15].
  • colon's connects with is recorded as rectum[16].
  • colon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for colon include ileocolic artery[18], an artery[19].

Why It Matters

colon draws 1,283 Wikipedia views per month (class_of_anatomical_entity category, ranking #219 of 1,372).[2] colon has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] colon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for colon include ileocolic artery[18], an artery[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of class of anatomical entity
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Colon (organ)
    Has parts
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284598705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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