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large intestine
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large intestine
section of the alimentary canal which ends at the rectum (Anatomy)
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Large intestine
The large intestine, also called the colon or the large bowel, is the last part of the digestive system in vertebrates. Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored as feces before being removed by defecation.
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large intestine
Noun
1. beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
(hypernym) intestine, bowel, gut
(hyponym) colon
(part-holonym) alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract
(part-meronym) cecum, caecum, blind gut
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Large intestine
Comes after the small intestine. Large because it is wider than the small intestine.
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large intestine
The long, tube-like organ that is connected to the small intestine at oneend and the anus at the other. The large intestine has four parts: cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal. Partly digested food moves through the cecum into the colon, where water and some nutrients and electrolytes are removed. The remaining material, solid waste called stool, moves through the colon, is stored in the rectum, and leaves the body through the anal canal and anus.
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