By Sheryl Ankrom, About.com
Updated: August 04, 2008
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The colon is part of the large intestine that moves waste material to the rectum (the last part of the large intestine) where it leaves the body through the anus. It is about 5 feet long and functions to absorb water and other nutrients from partially digested food and flushes them from the body as fecal matter.
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