large intestine
der Dickdarm, die Dickdärme
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large intestine
The section of the human or animal intestine between the small intestine and the rectum. The large intestine mainly absorbs water from the intestinal contents and thickens the stool.
Der Arzt untersuchte den Dickdarm mit einer Darmspiegelung.
The doctor examined the large intestine with a colonoscopy.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Dickdärme |
| genitive | des Dickdarmes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Dickdarm | die Dickdärme |
| accusative | den Dickdarm | die Dickdärme |
| dative | dem Dickdarm | den Dickdärmen |
| genitive | des Dickdarmes des Dickdarms | der Dickdärme |
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'Dickdarm' (large intestine) consists of 'dick' (thick) and 'Darm' (intestine). The component 'dick' refers to the larger diameter of this section of the intestine, not to an especially thick intestinal wall.
Auf der Zeichnung kann man erkennen, dass der Dickdarm einen größeren Durchmesser hat.
The drawing shows that the large intestine has a larger diameter.
'Dickdarm' (large intestine) often appears at the beginning of medical compounds, such as 'Dickdarmentzündung' (inflammation of the large intestine) or 'Dickdarmkrebs' (colon cancer). The first component indicates which part of the body is affected by the disease.
Bei einer Dickdarmentzündung ist die Schleimhaut im Dickdarm entzündet.
In a 'Dickdarmentzündung' (inflammation of the large intestine), the lining of the large intestine is inflamed.
Common collocations include 'den Dickdarm untersuchen' (to examine the large intestine) and 'den Dickdarm entfernen' (to remove the large intestine). 'Einen Teil des Dickdarms entfernen' (to remove part of the large intestine) can be used to state more precisely how extensive an operation is.
Bei der Operation musste ein Teil des Dickdarms entfernt werden.
During the operation, part of the large intestine had to be removed.
