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INTESTINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("intestine" is a kind of...):
internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)
Meronyms (parts of "intestine"):
hindgut (the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intestine"):
small intestine (the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)
large intestine (beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces)
Holonyms ("intestine" is a part of...):
abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)
Derivation:
intestinal (of or relating to or inside the intestines)
Context examples:
A serious, life-threatening disorder characterized by necrotic changes affecting portions of the small and large intestine.
(Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder that affects the small or large intestine and is non-neoplastic in nature.
(Non-Neoplastic Intestinal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
It may be taken by mouth or given through a small tube inserted through the nose into the stomach or the small intestine.
(Nutritional Supplement Drink, NCI Dictionary)
Oligofructose-enriched inulin helps healthy bacteria grow in the intestines and helps the body absorb calcium and magnesium.
(Oligofructose-enriched inulin, NCI Dictionary)
Lymphoid tissue on the mucosa of the small intestine.
(Murine Peyer's Patches, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that arises from the small intestine and it has metastasized to other anatomic sites.
(Metastatic Small Intestinal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines.
(Melanoma, NCI Dictionary)
One of two veins (inferior or superior) that returns deoxygenated blood from the intestines.
(Mesenteric Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
The spread of cancer to the large intestine.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Large Intestine, NCI Thesaurus)
The spread of cancer to the small intestine.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Small Intestine, NCI Thesaurus)
