The portion of the intestine that extends from the ileum to the anus, forming an arch around the convolutions of the small intestine and including the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.
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The relatively large section of the intestines of vertebrates, between the small intestine and the anus, including the cecum, colon, and rectum.
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The portion of the intestine that extends from the ileum to the anus, forming an arch around the convolutions of the small intestine and including the cecum, colon, rectum, and anal canal.
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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.
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(anatomy) The second to last part of the digestive system, comprising the cecum and colon.
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Attributive form of large intestine.
Large-intestine contents.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
large-intestine
Plural:
large-intestines
Large-intestine Sentence Examples
The GI tract organs include the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine.
This is because the symptoms are similar to other illnesses that affect the large intestine.
The second group have a problem in their large intestine.
To better understand the impact of diet upon microbial activity and health in the human large intestine.
The commonest form of malignant tumour is the result of the growth of cancerous elements which have been brought to the liver by the veins coming up from a primary focus of the large intestine.