Definition of intestine

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Intestine (a.) The bowels; entrails; viscera.

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Colitis :: Colitis (n.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis..
Alvine :: Alvine (a.) Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions..
Gastrointestinal :: Gastrointestinal (a.) Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines; gastroenteric.
Enterocele :: Enterocele (n.) A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.
Bezoar :: Bezoar (n.) A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea..
Pancreas :: Pancreas (n.) The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus..
Convolution :: Convolution (n.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain..
Laxative :: Laxative (a.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to astringent..
Bowel :: Bowel (n.) One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To go through the intestines.
Rope :: Rope (n.) The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds..
Cestoidea :: Cestoidea (n. pl.) A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm..
Volvulus :: Volvulus (n.) The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes colic.
Anenterous :: Anenterous (a.) Destitute of a stomach or an intestine.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected with the vascular system; the milt. Its exact function in not known.
Intestine :: Intestine (a.) The bowels; entrails; viscera.
Entrails :: Entrails (n. pl.) The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.
Enteralgia :: Enteralgia (n.) Pain in the intestines; colic.
Skatol :: Skatol (n.) A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter. It is also found in reduced indigo. Chemically it is methyl indol, C9H9N..
Eventration :: Eventration (n.) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which the greater part of the intestines protrude..
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