small intestine
The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided…The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.
» The stomach connects to the small intestine.
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1 sensesThe upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.
Dünndarm
то́нкая кишка́tónkaja kišká
то́нкий кише́чникtónkyj kyšéčnyk
- the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
Examples
11 sentencesThe stomach connects to the small intestine.
The small intestine consists of three parts.
ruТонкая кишка состоит из трёх частей. — DiePain
deDer Dünndarm besteht aus drei Teilen. — Dani6187
Food absorption happens in the small intestine.
The small intestine is about seven meters long.
The duodenum is a section of the small intestine.
Translations
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Origin
From small + intestine, perhaps a partial calque of Middle English smaltharm, smaleþarm, fFrom small + intestine, perhaps a partial calque of Middle English smaltharm, smaleþarm, from Old English smælþearme (“lower gut, small intestine”, literally “small tharm”).
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Forms
plural: small intestines| Singular | small intestine |
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| Plural | small intestines |
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