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intestine

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Biology, Human
in·tes·tine /ɪnˈtestɪn/ noun [countable]  body.jpg HBthe long tube in your body through which food passes after it leaves your stomach SYN gutintestinal adjective large intestine, small intestine
Examples from the Corpus
intestineThe village paths soon became covered with a mass of bodies, brains, blood and intestines.Montgomery etal isolated cells from 18 day fetal rat intestine by trypsin dissociation.In agreement with our findings, they showed that the rat intestine secreted fluid on day 5 after parasite administration.Each day, 7-10 litres of water enter the small intestine.The degree of amyloid deposition, however, was greatest in the small intestine.So far two of 10 patients with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease have already developed recurrence in the small intestine.As the wall of the small intestine comes into view, you notice that it looks furry.The ultrastructure of the intestine was examined in seven patients.
Origin intestine (1400-1500) French intestin, from Latin intestinum, from intus inside
in·tes·tine nounChineseSyllable
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intestine
intestine /ɪnˈtestən, ɪnˈtestɪn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: French
 Origin: intestin, from Latin intestinum, from intus 'inside'

the long tube in your body through which food passes after it leaves your stomach
   SYN  gut
—intestinal adjective
large intestine, small intestine


in·tes·tineBrE /ɪnˈtestɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtestɪn/ 🔊 noun [usually plural]
a long tube in the body between the stomach and the anus. Food passes from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine.
in·tes·tinal BrE /ɪnˈtestɪnl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈtestɪnl/ 🔊BrE /ˌɪnteˈstaɪnl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnteˈstaɪnl/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun]