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Definition of Intestene

In*tes"tine (?), a. [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]

1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.

Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,
Intestine stone and ulcers.
Milton.

2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.

Hoping here to end
Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
Milton.

An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty.
Hume.

3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.

Everything labors under an intestine necessity.
Cudworth.

4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] Cowper.

In*tes"tine, n.; pl. Intestines (#). [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.]

1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.

2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.

Large intestine(Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of three parts, the cæcum, colon, and rectum. -- Small intestine(Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • (anatomy) (often used as a plural word) the alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs
  • one of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in humans
  • pertaining to or of the intestine
  • internal, domestic, espcially in relation to a country or region
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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