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in⋅tes⋅tine

[in-tes-tin]
–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; < L intestīnum, n. use of neut. of intestīnus internal, equiv. to intes- (var. of intus inside) + -tīnus adj. suffix; cf. vespertine
in·tes·tine     (ĭn-těs'tĭn)  Pronunciation Key 


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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. Often used in the plural.

adj.   Internal; civil: the intestine affairs of the nation.


[Middle English, from Old French intestin, from Latin intestīna, intestines, from neuter pl. of intestīnus, internal, from intus, within; see en in Indo-European roots.]


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."

intestine   (ĭn-těs'tĭn)  Pronunciation Key 


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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.


intestines

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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