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