Noun
(plural intestines)
- (anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
- One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.
Origin
From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.
Adjective
(not comparable)
Origin
From Latin intestīnus (“internal”), from intus (“within”).
