intestinal

[in-tes-tuh-nl; British in-tes-tahyn-l]

occurring in or affecting the intestines.

of, relating to, or resembling the intestines.

Nearby words

1590–1600; < New Latin intestīnālis; see intestine, -al¹

Related formsin·tes·ti·nal·ly, adverbpost·in·tes·ti·nal, adjectivesub·in·tes·ti·nal, adjective

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They are right—it does not cause stomach or intestinal problems, only the devastating brain infection.
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Anyone who answers differently is looking deep into their intestinal loops, not the Oregon study.
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What other policies are we pulling out of our intestinal loops?
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This shortage of intestinal fortitude had enormous military consequences.
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In intestinal indigestion the gut is nearly always inflated with gas, which in its movement produces rumbling noises.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
There was an intestinal tube in the animal of a dark reddish brown colour.
Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Grey
But as it is a form of intestinal catarrh, it is right that it should be considered in connection with colitis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The source of the evil, therefore, resides in the intestinal flora.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff
By so doing we slightly increase the secretion of saliva, and of the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal juices.
Tobacco and Alcohol|John Fiske

Word Origin and History for intestinal

adj.

early 15c., from medical Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestinum (see intestine).

Medicine definitions for intestinal

[ĭn-tĕs′tə-nəl]

Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine.