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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