large intestine
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- alimentary canal part holonym
- cecum part meronym
- transverse colon part meronym
- ascending colon part meronym
- descending colon part meronym
- sigmoid colon part meronym
- rectum part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | alimentary canal |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cecum |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | transverse colon |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ascending colon |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | descending colon |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sigmoid colon |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | rectum |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gut |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | colon |