large intestine

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noun

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 (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
intestine, bowel, gut
• Hyponyms:
colon
• Part Holonyms:
alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tube, digestive tract, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract
• Part Meronyms:
cecum, caecum, blind gut, transverse colon, ascending colon,
descending colon, sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure, rectum