Intestine

  • 11intestine — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ lower, upper PREPOSITION ▪ along the intestine, in the  …

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  • 12intestine — ● intestin, intestine adjectif (latin intestinus, intérieur) Littéraire. Qui se produit à l intérieur d une collectivité, d une organisation ou d une nation : Lutte intestine. ● intestin, intestine (homonymes) adjectif (latin intestinus,… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 13intestine — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French intestin, from Latin intestinus, from intus within more at ent Date: 15th century internal; specifically of or relating to the internal affairs of a state or… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14intestine — in|tes|tine [ınˈtestın] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑lung, ↑muscles, ↑stomach, ↑ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15intestine — in•tes•tine [[t]ɪnˈtɛs tɪn[/t]] n. 1) anat. Usu., intestines. the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus to the anus 2) anat. Also called small intestine the narrow, longer part of the intestines, comprising the duodenum,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16intestine — /ɪnˈtɛstən / (say in testuhn) noun 1. (often plural) the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the pylorus to the anus. 2. a definite portion of this part. The small intestine comprises the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum; the large… …

  • 17intestine — The long, tube shaped organ in the abdomen that completes the process of digestion. The intestine has two parts, the small intestine and the large intestine. Also called the bowel …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 18intestine — 1. noun /ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ a) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs. b) One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings. Syn:… …

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  • 19intestine — Synonyms and related words: Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube, abatis, abdomen, anus, bowels, brain, brains, canal, cecum, chitterlings, cockscomb, colon, duct, duodenum, emunctory, endocardium, entrails, fistula, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts,… …

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  • 20intestine — n. the large; small intestine * * * [ɪn testɪn] small intestine the large …

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