#intestine__bowel__gut the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
supertype: #internal_organ__viscus a main organ that is situated inside the body
part: #hindgut
part of: #abdomen
subtype: #small_intestine__smallintestine the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
subtype: #duodenum the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
subtype: #jejunum the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum
subtype: #ileum the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum
subtype: #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
subtype: #colon the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
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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