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Definition of large-intestine in English Turkish dictionary
- kalınbağırsak
- vein serving the large intestine
- ven hizmet kalın bağırsak
- ascending large intestine
- (Anatomi) çıkan kalın bağırsak
- large intestine
- kalın bağırsak
- large intestine
- bumbar
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Definition of large-intestine in English English dictionary
- Attributive form of large intestine
large-intestine contents.
- The second to last part of the digestive system, comprising the cecum and colon
- Also called the colon The lower portion of the digestive tract, whose role is the absorption of water, and forming and expelling of waste from the body
- 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. the lower part of your bowels, where food is changed into solid waste matter small intestine. End section of the intestine. It is about 5 ft (1.5 m) long, is wider than the small intestine, and has a smooth inner wall. In the first half, enzymes from the small intestine complete digestion, and bacteria produce many B vitamins and vitamin K. Over 24-30 hours, churning movements break down tough cellulose fibres and expose chyme to the colon's walls, which absorb water and electrolytes; absorption is its main function, along with storing fecal matter for expulsion. The more vigorous "mass movement" (gastrocolic reflex) occurs only two or three times a day to propel waste material toward the anal canal. Common afflictions include ulcerative colitis, diverticulosis (see diverticulum), polyps, and tumours
- 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
- The large intestine consists of the cecum, vermiform appendix, colon, and rectum Its primary role is the excretion of non-absorbed material passed from the small intestine, and water absorption
- section of the alimentary canal which ends at the rectum (Anatomy)