Meaning

2 senses
  1. The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.

  2. One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.

    Darm, Eingeweide, Darm

    кишка́kišká, кише́чникkišéčnik, чре́воčrévo

    ки́шкаkýška, кише́чникkyšéčnyk, че́ревоčérevo

    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

Examples

28 sentences
  1. All the intestines have been removed.

  2. The large intestine is about 1.5m long.

  3. The stomach connects to the small intestine.

  4. The small intestine consists of three parts.

    ruТонкая кишка состоит из трёх частей. — DiePain

    deDer Dünndarm besteht aus drei Teilen. — Dani6187

  5. Food absorption happens in the small intestine.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
alimentary canal:
Русский
By meaning 1
alimentary canal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
alimentary canal:

Origin

From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.

From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.

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Forms

plural: intestines
Singularintestine
Pluralintestines

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus:bowelgut

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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