INTESTINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intestine mean? 

• INTESTINE (noun)
  The noun INTESTINE has 1 sense:

1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

  Familiarity information: INTESTINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTESTINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bowel; gut; intestine

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 

Bacteria that live in the intestines need aminobenzoic acid to survive.

(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Dictionary)

It involves the small intestine, and patients usually present with malabsorption syndrome, abdominal pain, weight loss, and fever.

(Alpha Heavy Chain Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

An enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine.

(ampulla of Vater, NCI Dictionary)

Cancer that forms in the ampulla of Vater (an enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas where they join and enter the small intestine).

(ampulla of Vater cancer, NCI Dictionary)

An adenoma that arises from the ampulla of Vater and resembles the adenomas of the small and large intestines.

(Ampulla of Vater Intestinal-Type Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which certain nerve cells are missing from the muscle layers of part of the large intestine.

(Aganglionic megacolon, NCI Dictionary)

But when they partly or completely block the intestines, they cause symptoms such as: • Severe abdominal pain or cramping • Vomiting • Bloating • An inability to pass gas • Constipation

(Adhesions, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder, and other organs.

(Abdominal Cavity, NCI Dictionary)

Surgery to remove the appendix (small finger-shaped pouch at the end of the first part of the large intestine).

(Appendectomy, NCI Dictionary)

The appendix is a small, tube-like organ attached to the first part of the large intestine.

(Appendicitis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)