Definition of intestine

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Intestine (a.) Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.

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Neurenteric :: Neurenteric (a.) Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See Illust. of Ectoderm..
Windy :: Windy (superl.) Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food..
Duodenum :: Duodenum (n.) The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under Digestive..
Alvine :: Alvine (a.) Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions..
Typhlosole :: Typhlosole (n.) A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals..
Gastroenteritis :: Gastroenteritis (n.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the intestines.
Intestine :: Intestine (a.) Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.
Windy :: Windy (superl.) Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines..
Ascarid :: Ascarid (n.) A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (Oxyuris), often troublesome to children and aged persons..
Mesentery :: Mesentery (n.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon, mesorectum, etc..
Digestion :: Digestion (n.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood..
Jejunum :: "Jejunum (n.) The middle division of the small intestine, between the duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after death..
Intestine :: Intestine (a.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.
Hippolith :: Hippolith (n.) A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the horse..
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic..
Siphon :: Siphon (n.) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.
Tappen :: Tappen (n.) An obstruction, or indigestible mass, found in the intestine of bears and other animals during hibernation..
Intestine :: Intestine (a.) Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc..
Wormseed :: Wormseed (n.) Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines..
Catgut :: Catgut (n.) A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical instruments, etc..
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