Found 2 hits - Term: large intestine, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
intestine \intes"tine\, n.; pl. intestines. l. intestinum:
cf. f. intestin. see intestine, a.
1913 webster
1. anat. that part of the alimentary canal between the
stomach and the anus. see illust. of digestive apparatus.
1913 webster
2. pl. the bowels; entrails; viscera.
1913 webster
large intestine human anat. med., the lower portion of
the bowel, terminating at the anus. it is adapted for the
retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and
less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of
three parts, the caecum, colon, and rectum.
small intestine human anat. med., the upper portion of
the bowel, in which the process of digestion is
practically completed. it is narrow and contorted, and
consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
1913 webster
see also:
intestines intestine large intestine small intestine
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
large intestine
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
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