Assertion: colon's function | /r/HasProperty | to absorb water
Facets:
value: from the contents
type: OTHER
value: without a colon
type: OTHER
value: from digested food
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The major function of the colon is to absorb water, nutrients, and salts from the partially digested food that enters from the small intestine.
text: It is 5 feet long and its function is to reabsorb water from digested food and concentrate solid waste material, known as stool.
text: The main functions of the colon are to absorb water, move the stool toward the anus, and then store stool in the rectum until it’s passed out of the body.
text: Without a colon - whose major function is to reabsorb water from the contents that are passing though - the fecal output could be a lot more watery.