small intestine
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| small intestine | |
| —n | |
| Compare large intestine the longest part of the alimentary canal, consisting of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, in which digestion is completed | |
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Small intestine
is always a great word to know.
So is jejunum. Does it mean:
| first portion of the small intestine, where acid chyme from the stomach mixes with digestive juices from the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and small intestine |
| the middle portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum. |
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Medical Dictionary
small intestine n.
The narrow, winding, upper part of the intestine where digestion is completed and nutrients are absorbed by the blood. It extends from the pylorus to the cecum and consists of the duodenum, the jejunum, and the ileum.
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Science Dictionary
| small intestine
The long, narrow, coiled section of the intestine that extends from the stomach to the beginning of the large intestine. Nutrients from food are absorbed into the bloodstream from the small intestine. In mammals, it is made up of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. |
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Cultural Dictionary
small intestine definition
The upper portion of the intestines, extending from the stomach to the large intestine, where the digestion of food takes place. The small intestine is about twenty feet long in adults.
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Example sentences
It is gently moved into the beginning of the large bowel and sometimes into the lowest part of the small intestine.
Celiac is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food.
White specks floating in the stool are bits of lining from the small intestine.
Lactose intolerance happens when the small intestine does not make enough of the enzyme lactase.
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