#colon the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
supertype: large_intestine__largeintestine 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
part: sigmoid_vein
subtype: megacolon an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
subtype: transverse_colon the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
subtype: ascending_colon__ascendingcolon the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
subtype: descending_colon the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
subtype: sigmoid_colon__sigmoidcolon__sigmoid_flexure__sigmoidflexure the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
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