Definition

1. Noun:
   • Large intestine: The final section of the digestive system in vertebrates, responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes from indigestible food matter and compacting waste into feces. It follows the small intestine and includes the cecum, colon, and rectum.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sau ruột non, thức ăn sẽ đi vào ruột già. (After the small intestine, food moves into the large intestine.)
  • Chức năng chính của ruột già là hấp thụ nước. (The main function of the large intestine is to absorb water.)
  • Bác sĩ nói vấn đề nằm ở ruột già của anh ấy. (The doctor said the problem is in his large intestine.)

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Anatomical Context: The term is used precisely in medical, biological, and health-related discussions.
  • Ung thư ruột già là một bệnh lý nguy hiểm. (Large intestine cancer is a dangerous condition.)
• Comparative Anatomy: Used to distinguish this part of the digestive tract from the 'ruột non' (small intestine).
  • Ở người, ruột già ngắn hơn ruột non. (In humans, the large intestine is shorter than the small intestine.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ruột non (noun): Small intestine.
• Ruột thừa (noun): Appendix (a small pouch attached to the cecum of the large intestine).
• Ruột thẳng / Trực tràng (noun): Rectum (the final straight portion of the large intestine).
• Đại tràng (noun): Colon (the longest part of the large intestine). Often used interchangeably with 'ruột già' in common speech, though 'đại tràng' technically refers specifically to the colon section.
  • Viêm đại tràng (Colitis).

Synonyms

• Đại tràng (Colon): Often used as a synonym in general contexts, though it is a specific part of the large intestine.

Related Phrases / Compound Terms

• Viêm ruột già (n): Inflammation of the large intestine; colitis.
• Ung thư ruột già (n): Large intestine cancer; colorectal cancer.
• Nội soi ruột già (n): Colonoscopy (a procedure to examine the inside of the large intestine).

noun

1. large intestine