large bowel
Part of the lower gastrointestinal tract. The large bowel stores waste until it leaves the body as faeces. Its four main sections are the caecum, colon, rectum and anus. Also called the large intestine.
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Part of the lower gastrointestinal tract. The large bowel stores waste until it leaves the body as faeces. Its four main sections are the caecum, colon, rectum and anus. Also called the large intestine.
The long, tube-shaped organ in the abdomen that is part of the digestive tract. The bowel has two parts: the small and large bowel. The large bowel includes the colon and the rectum.
Cancer of the large bowel; also known as colorectal cancer, colon cancer or rectal cancer.
…Risk factors include: Older age – most people with bowel cancer are over 50, and the risk increases with age. Polyps – having a large number of polyps in the bowel. Bowel diseases – people who have an inflammatory bowel…
…Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about bowel cancer, prevent the disease and detect it early. Bowel cancer, or colorectal cancer, refers to tumours that develop in the large bowel (colon or rectum). Generally, bowel cancers develop from polyps, which…
The process of cleaning out the bowel (removing faeces) before a test or scan to allow the doctor to see the bowel more clearly.
The last 15–20 cm of the large bowel, which stores faeces until a bowel movement occurs….
The lowest section of the small bowel; transfers waste to the large bowel.
The pouch at the beginning of the large bowel that receives waste from the small bowel.
A procedure used to remove cervical tissue for examination.
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