intestinal
[in-tes-tuh-nl; British in-tes-tahyn-l]
adjective
occurring in or affecting the intestines.
of, relating to, or resembling the intestines.
Origin of intestinal
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Related Words for intestinal
abdominal, alimentary, gut, inner, inside, interior, internal, inward, stuffing, visceral, celiac, duodenal, rectal, spaghetti, stomachic, ventralExamples from the Web for intestinal
Contemporary Examples of intestinal
They are right—it does not cause stomach or intestinal problems, only the devastating brain infection.
Anyone who answers differently is looking deep into their intestinal loops, not the Oregon study.
What other policies are we pulling out of our intestinal loops?
This shortage of intestinal fortitude had enormous military consequences.
Historical Examples of intestinal
There are no holes from the intestinal tract into the blood vessels.
Common ScienceCarleton W. Washburne
A shorter treatise of Alexander is with regard to intestinal parasites.
Old-Time Makers of MedicineJames J. Walsh
Our return to thymol for intestinal parasites is interesting.
Old-Time Makers of MedicineJames J. Walsh
Fish, an intermediate diet for intestinal cases, was sorely missed.
In MesopotamiaMartin Swayne
Costiveness from increased action of the intestinal absorbents.
Zoonomia, Vol. IIErasmus Darwin
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
intestinal
[ĭn-tĕs′tə-nəl]
adj.
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