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LARGE INTESTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("large intestine" is a kind of...):
bowel; gut; intestine (the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
Meronyms (parts of "large intestine"):
blind gut; caecum; cecum (the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens)
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)
rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "large intestine"):
colon (the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)
Holonyms ("large intestine" is a part of...):
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)
Context examples:
This causes severe constipation or blockage of the large intestine.
(Aganglionic megacolon, NCI Dictionary)
Osmotic also refers to a type of laxative that increases the amount of water in the large intestine, which softens the stool to help it pass more easily.
(Osmosis, NCI Dictionary)
A hamartomatous polyp that occurs in the stomach, small and large intestines, and rarely within the esophagus, nasopharynx and the urinary tract.
(Peutz-Jeghers Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgery to remove the appendix (small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the first part of the large intestine).
(Appendectomy, NCI Dictionary)
The appendix is a small, tube-like organ attached to the first part of the large intestine.
(Appendicitis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A non-metastasizing neoplasm arising from the small or large intestine.
(Benign Intestinal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A serious, life-threatening disorder characterized by necrotic changes affecting portions of the small and large intestine.
(Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Complete or partial removal of a polypoid lesion from the mucosal surface of the large intestine.
(Colonoscopic Polypectomy, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare syndrome characterized by the presence of an enlarged and weak bladder (megacystis), a very small large intestine (microcolon), and weak small intestine that does not function properly (hypoperistalsis).
(MMIH Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A blind pouch-like commencement of the colon in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen at the end of the small intestine and the start of the large intestine.
(Cecum, NCI Thesaurus)
