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intestinal

[ in-tes-tuh-nl; British in-tes-tahyn-l ]

/ ɪnˈtɛs tə nl; British ˌɪn tɛsˈtaɪn l /

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adjective

occurring in or affecting the intestines.

of, relating to, or resembling the intestines.

Origin of intestinal

1590–1600; < New Latin intestīnālis; see intestine, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM intestinal

in·tes·ti·nal·ly, adverb post·in·tes·ti·nal, adjective sub·in·tes·ti·nal, adjective

Words nearby intestinal

interwind, interwork, intestable, intestacy, intestate, intestinal, intestinal amebiasis, intestinal anastomosis, intestinal angina, intestinal artery, intestinal atresia

Example sentences from the Web for intestinal

They are right—it does not cause stomach or intestinal problems, only the devastating brain infection.

This Amoeba Eats Your Brain: Naegleria Fowleri Rattles New Orleans |Kent Sepkowitz |September 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Anyone who answers differently is looking deep into their intestinal loops, not the Oregon study.

How the Oregon Study Should Change Our Thinking |Megan McArdle |May 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What other policies are we pulling out of our intestinal loops?

How the Oregon Study Should Change Our Thinking |Megan McArdle |May 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This shortage of intestinal fortitude had enormous military consequences.

5 Great Books for Poker Fiends |James McManus |November 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

In intestinal indigestion the gut is nearly always inflated with gas, which in its movement produces rumbling noises.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
There was an intestinal tube in the animal of a dark reddish brown colour.

Journals Of Two Expeditions Of Discovery In North-West And Western Australia, Vol. 2 (of 2) |George Grey
But as it is a form of intestinal catarrh, it is right that it should be considered in connection with colitis.

A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II |Various
The source of the evil, therefore, resides in the intestinal flora.

Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916 |Olga Metchnikoff
By so doing we slightly increase the secretion of saliva, and of the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal juices.

Tobacco and Alcohol |John Fiske

Medical definitions for intestinal

intestinal

[ ĭn-tĕs′tə-nəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or constituting the intestine.