large intestine

noun

: the more terminal division of the vertebrate intestine that is wider and shorter than the small intestine, typically divided into cecum, colon, and rectum, and concerned especially with the resorption of water and the formation of feces

Examples of large intestine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How Is It Connected to Colon Cancer? Colon and appendix cancers are connected in several important ways because the appendix is actually a small pouch attached to the large intestine, or colon. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 July 2025

For the first time, the team observed glucose excretion in the small intestine, followed by its transport to the large intestine and rectum. —Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025

Over 90% of tea polyphenols pass through the small intestine without being absorbed, eventually reaching microbes in the large intestine. —Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 22 July 2025

The appendix is a small finger-sized tubular organ located at the beginning of the large intestine where the small intestine ends, in the right lower side of the abdomen. —Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for large intestine

• clandestine
• progestin

Kids Definition

large intestine

noun

: the last part of the intestine which is wider and shorter than the small intestine, which consists of the cecum, colon, and rectum, and which absorbs water from the material left over from digestion and prepares the feces for release from the body

Medical Definition

large intestine

noun

: the more terminal division of the vertebrate intestine that is wider and shorter than the small intestine, typically divided into cecum, colon, and rectum, and concerned especially with the resorption of water and the formation of feces