#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
  supertype:  #intestine__bowel__gut  the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  subtype:  #colon  the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
  part:  #cecum  #transverse_colon  #ascending_colon  #descending_colon  #sigmoid_colon  #rectum
  part of:  #alimentary_canal__alimentary_tract__digestive_tube__digestivetube__digestivetract__gastrointestinal_tract__GI_tract  tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
     part of:  #digestive_system__digestivesystem__gastrointestinal_system__systema_alimentarium__systemaalimentarium__systema_digestorium__systemadigestorium  the system that makes food absorbable into the body
        part of:  #body__organic_structure__organicstructure__physical_structure  the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

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