intestine

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=tes=tine

CIDE DICTIONARY

intestine, a. [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.].

•  Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.  [1913 Webster]

  "Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,
  Intestine stone and ulcers."  [1913 Webster]
•  Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.  [1913 Webster]

  "Hoping here to end
  Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued."  [1913 Webster]

  "An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty."  [1913 Webster]
•  Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.  [1913 Webster]

  "Everything labors under an intestine necessity."  [1913 Webster]
•  Shut up; inclosed.  Cowper.  [1913 Webster]

intestine, n. [L. intestinum: cf. F. intestin. See Intestine, a.].

•  That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.  [1913 Webster]
•  The bowels; entrails; viscera.  [1913 Webster]

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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

intestine, n. (in sing. or pl.) the lower part of the alimentary canal from the end of the stomach to the anus.

Idiom

large intestine the caecum, colon, and rectum collectively. small intestine the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum collectively.

Derivative

intestinal also adj.

Etymology

L intestinum f. intestinus internal

THESAURUS

intestine

Eustachian tube, Fallopian tube, abatis, abdomen, anus, bowels, brain, brains, canal, cecum, chitterlings, cockscomb, colon, duct, duodenum, emunctory, endocardium, entrails, fistula, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts, haslet, heart, hindgut, home, inland, innards, inner mechanism, inside, insides, interior, internal, internals, intestines, inward, inwards, jejunum, kidney, kidneys, kishkes, large intestine, liver, liver and lights, lung, marrow, meatus, midgut, municipal, national, native, ostium, oviduct, perineum, pore, pump, pylorus, rectum, salpinx, small intestine, spleen, stomach, sweetbread, thoracic duct, ticker, tongue, tripe, tripes, ureter, urethra, vagina, vas, vermiform appendix, vessel, viscera, vitals, works

ROGET THESAURUS

intestine

Interiority

N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.