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Colon (anatomy)
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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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