English noun: large intestine |
1. | large intestine (body) 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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bowel, gut, intestine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | colon |
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| Part holonym | ascending colon, blind gut, caecum, cecum, descending colon, rectum, sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure, transverse colon |
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| Part meronym | alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract |
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