intestines
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tɪn noun
1.
Usually, intestines. the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus to the anus.
2.
Also called small intestine. the narrow, longer part of the intestines, comprising the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, that serves to digest and absorb nutrients.
3.
Also called large intestine. the broad, shorter part of the intestines, comprising the cecum, colon, and rectum, that absorbs water from and eliminates the residues of digestion.
adjective
4.
internal; domestic; civil: intestine strife.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin intestīnum, noun use of neuter of intestīnus internal, equivalent to intes- (variant of intus inside) + -tīnus adj. suffix; cf. vespertine
1525–35; < Latin intestīnum, noun use of neuter of intestīnus internal, equivalent to intes- (variant of intus inside) + -tīnus adj. suffix; cf. vespertine
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intestine (ɪnˈtɛstɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (usually plural) large intestine See small intestine the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anusRelated: alvine | |
| Related: alvine | |
| [C16: from Latin intestīnum gut, from intestīnus internal, from intus within] | |
| intestinal | |
| —adj | |
| in'testinally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
intestines
"bowels," 1597, from L. intestina, neut. pl. of intestinus (adj.) "internal, inward, intestine," from intus "within, on the inside." Cf. Skt. antastyam, Gk. entosthia "bowels." The O.E. word was hropp, lit. "rope."
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Medical Dictionary
intestine in·tes·tine (ĭn-těs'tĭn)
n.
The portion of the alimentary canal extending from the stomach to the anus and, in humans and other mammals, consisting of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine.
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Science Dictionary
intestine  (ĭn-těs'tĭn) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) The muscular tube that forms the part of the digestive tract extending from the stomach to the anus and consisting of the small and large intestines. In the intestine, nutrients and water from digested food are absorbed and waste products are solidified into feces. See also large intestine, small intestine. |
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Cultural Dictionary
intestines definition
The part of the gastrointestinal tract that extends from the stomach to the anus. The intestines are further subdivided into the large intestine and small intestine. (See digestive system.)
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Example sentences
If you swallow one, it lodges in your intestines and banquets on what's down there.
His heart, liver, intestines and a lung had been slashed in a knife fight.
The doctor uses a thin flexible tube to examine the intestines.
Some sort of far-fetched theoretical notion that pathological material may be removed through the intestines.
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