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Definisjon av large intestine

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Noun
large intestine - 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
bowel, intestine, gut the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
colon the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
blind gut, caecum, cecum the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum"
transverse colon the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
ascending colon the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
descending colon the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
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Substantiv
large intestine - The second to last part of the digestive system, comprising the cecum and colon.

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