intestino grueso

Definitions of intestino grueso
  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
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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
    colon transversal
    the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon
    colon ascendente
    the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon
    colon descendente
    the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
    colon sigmoideo
    the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum
    type of:
    intestino, tripa
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
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