intestines

Cultural  

1. The part of the gastrointestinal tract that extends from the stomach to the anus. The intestines are further subdivided into the large intestine and small intestine. (See digestive system.)

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Example Sentences

Chemotherapy is widely known to damage the lining of the intestines.

From Science Daily

As a result, the intestines of older adults become a mix of younger and much older crypts.

From Science Daily

“Oh, it’s delicious, but still, humans eat intestines?”

From Literature

The San Francisco Chronicle’s architecture critic said it resembled something “deposited by a concrete dog with square intestines.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They delivered CAR T cells directly to the intestines of both younger and older mice.

From Science Daily