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Colon (anatomy)

The colon is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum. Its primary purpose is to extract water from feces. In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon[?] on the right side, the transverse colon[?], the descending colon[?] on the left side, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.

Diseases of the Colon

angiodysplasia[?] of the colon
colon cancer
Crohns disease
diarrhea
diverticulitis[?]
Hirschsprung's disease[?] (aganglionosis)
infective colitis[?]
polyposis[?]
pseudomembranous enterocolitis
toxic megacolon[?]
ulcerative colitis

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