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intestine
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What does intestine mean?
noun
- 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.
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adjective
- (obsolete) Domestic; taking place within a given country or region.
- (obsolete) Internal.
- (obsolete, rare) Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
- (obsolete, rare) Shut up; enclosed.
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IPA pronunciation
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As the chyme is formed, it passes out of the other orifice of the stomach, and enters the first intestine or 'duodenum'.
The inflammation or ulceration may remain superficial, and be located in the lower portion of the small intestine, then the disease is enteritis.
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Some time afterward the end of the intestine descended several inches and hung loosely on the concave surface of the rectum.
Catarrhal inflammation of the intestine and intestinal parasites may obstruct the bile duct, and interfere seriously with the functions of the liver.