large intestine
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.body)
hypernym | : | bowel, gut, intestine, |
definition | : | the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | colon, |
definition | : | the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | blind gut, caecum, cecum, |
definition | : | the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | transverse colon, |
definition | : | the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | ascending colon, |
definition | : | the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | descending colon, |
definition | : | the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | rectum, |
definition | : | the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus (noun.body) |
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