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in⋅tes⋅ti⋅nal

[in-tes-tuh-nl; Brit. in-tes-tahyn-l]
–adjective
1. occurring in or affecting the intestines.
2. of, pertaining to, or resembling the intestines.

Origin:
1590–1600; < NL intestīnālis; see intestine, -al 1


in⋅tes⋅ti⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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in·tes·ti·nal   (ĭn-těs'tə-nəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine: the intestinal wall; intestinal bacteria.
in·tes'ti·nal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·tes·ti·nal
Pronunciation: in-'tes-t&n-&l, -'tes(t)-n&l, -'tes-&n-&l, Britoften"in-(")tes-'tIn-&l
Function: adjective
1 a : affecting or occurring in the intestine 0<intestinal digestion><intestinal catarrh> b : living in the intestine intestinal flora> intestinal worm>
2 : of, relating to, or beingthe intestine intestinal canal> —in·tes·ti·nal·ly /-E/ adverb
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intestinal in·tes·ti·nal (ĭn-těs'tə-nəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine.

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