Healthy colon. Coloured frontal X-ray of a healthy colon (large intestine). The colon is the final part of the digestive tract, where water is absorbe

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Healthy colon. Coloured frontal X-ray of a healthy colon (large intestine). The colon is the final part of the digestive tract, where water is absorbed from digested food and solid faeces is formed. A barium contrast medium has been introduced into the colon to make it visible on the X-ray.

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