Meaning of LARGE INTESTINE

Pronunciation:			lârjin'testin
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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
	See Also:		alimentary canal, alimentary tract, ascending colon, blind gut, bowel, caecum, cecum, colon, descending colon, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, gut, intestine, rectum, sigmoid colon, sigmoid flexure, transverse colon
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		part of the intestine that goes from the cecum to the rectum.