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intestine Definition

in·tes·tine (in testən)

adjective

internal, with regard to a country or community; domestic; civil

Etymology: L intestinus, inward, internal < intus, within, akin to Gr entos < IE *entos < base *en, in

noun

the lower part of the alimentary canal, extending from the stomach to the anus and consisting of the small intestine and the large intestine; bowel(s): food passes from the stomach into the small intestine for further digestion

Etymology: L intestinum, neut. sing. of intestinus

intestine Synonyms

intestine

n.

alimentary canal, large intestine, small intestine, bowels, food passage, gut*, pipe*, spaghetti*; see also intestines, organ 2.

intestine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • colonize: Modification of the numbers or types of microorganism colonizing the intestine can have a profound effect on normal gastrointestinal function.
  • reach: The goal is to have Colostrum reach the small intestine intact where it does its best work.
  • affect: Crohn's disease commonly affects the small intestine, a part of the bowel that is exceptionally rarely the site of cancer.
  • enter: As soon as food enters the small intestine from the stomach, your brain receives a message saying ' Stop Eating!
  • cause: Even a single fragment can rupture the spleen, or cause the intestines to explode.
  • line: The enzymes come from the pancreas and from cells lining the intestine.

Converse of subject

absorb: Studies have shown that peptide bonded amino acids are better absorbed by the small intestines than are crystalline free form amino acids.

Adjective modifier

  • bovine: He considered that there were ' presentational problems ' with introducing a ban on the use of bovine intestines in haggis on Burns Night.
  • small: Eating gluten causes the lining of the small intestine to become damaged thus reducing the coeliac's ability to absorb certain foods.
  • large: The second group have a problem in their large intestine.
  • upper: The organism also has the ability to adhere to the upper small intestine, an area with no normal resident flora.
  • human: The adult form is found attached on the inside of human intestines, the larval form is found in the pig.
  • healthy: The pH and high oxygen content of the healthy small intestine do not support growth of the organisms.

Modifies a noun

wall: Large amounts of food or cold water may cause spasms of the intestine wall.

Noun used with modifier

sheep: But the FSA has advised the public not to eat mutton or sausages made with casings from sheep intestines.

Possessives

horse: Grass sickness is a usually fatal condition of grazing horses which causes varying degrees of paralysis of the horse's intestines.

Preposition: of

  • calf: In June 1994, the intestines of calves under six months old were banned from entering the human food chain.
  • animal: A: The intestines of all animals, even humans, are populated by bacteria.
  • child: He said, " Polio spreads through the wild polio virus which inhabits the intestines of the children.

Preposition: for

absorption: But the truth is that the bacteria produce B12 too far down the intestine for absorption to occur.