large intestine

noun

the part of the alimentary canal consisting of the caecum, colon, and rectum. It extracts moisture from food residues, which are later excreted as faeces: Compare small intestine

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How to use large intestine in a sentence

Simple constipation and diseases of the large intestine alone do not increase the amount of indican.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
Larger amounts, not well mixed with fecal matter, indicate inflammation of the large intestine.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
It lives in the large intestine, especially the cecum, with its slender extremity embedded in the mucous membrane.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
Rectum, rek′tum, n. the lowest part of the large intestine:—pl.
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Sometimes there are anatomical reasons, as the capacity of the large intestine.
Psychotherapy | James J. Walsh

Scientific definitions for large intestine

large intestine

The wide lower section of the intestine that extends from the end of the small intestine to the anus. The large intestine acts mainly to absorb water from digested materials and solidify feces. In most vertebrate animals, it includes the cecum, colon, and rectum.

Cultural definitions for large intestine

large intestine

The lower portion of the intestines, which receives a soupy mixture of digested food from the small intestine, reabsorbs most of the fluids, and then passes the resulting solid substance (feces) out of the body through the anus. The large intestine is divided into the cecum, colon, and rectum.

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