I. ə̇nˈtestə̇n, chiefly dial -ˌstīn adjective
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French intestin, from Latin intestinus, from intus within — more at ent-
1.
a. : of or relating to the internal affairs of a state or country — usually used of something evil or troublesome
an intestine disorder
an intestine calamity
intestine war
b. : of or relating to the internal parts of the body
2. : inward
an intestine necessity
3. obsolete : internal
Synonyms: see inner
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French intestin, from Latin intestinum, from neuter of intestinus
1. : the tubular portion of the alimentary canal that in the vertebrate lies posterior to the stomach from which it is separated by the pyloric valve and consists typically of a slender but long anterior part made up of duodenum, jejunum, and ileum which function in digestion and assimilation of nutrients and a broader shorter posterior part made up usually of cecum, colon, and rectum which serve chiefly to extract moisture from the by-products of digestion and evaporate them into feces — often used in plural
the shot pierced his intestines in several places
— see large intestine , small intestine
2. : the entire alimentary canal especially when more or less straight and tubular (as in many invertebrates)
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intestine: A large intestine,B small intestine
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